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Pomponius Mela
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Pomponius Mela was a male geographer, writer, and historian from the Roman Empire. He was a citizen of Ancient Rome and belonged to the Pomponia gens. Born in Algeciras, he wrote in Latin and is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
His period of activity is noted as 100, though some records indicate a death date around 45 or on January 1, 100. He died in Rome. His notable works include *Pomponii Melae philosophi celeberrimi de orbis situ libri tres* and *Pomponius mela de totius orbis descriptione*.
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Person · Open Library
- Died
- ca. 45
- Works
- 115
Top works
- [Oeuvres complètes]
- Pomponii Melae philosophi celeberrimi de orbis situ libri tres
- Pomponius Mela traduit en françaïs sur l'édition d'A. Gronovius
- Pomponii Melae De orbis sitv libri tres, accvratissime emendati, unà cũ commẽtariis Ioachimi Vadiani heluetii castigatioribus, & multis in locis auctioribus factis: id quod cãdidus lector obiter, & in transcursu facile deprehendet
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Algeciras
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- historian
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Field of work
- geography
- Image
- Estatua de Pomponius Mela - Ceuta 001 (cropped).jpg
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- date of death
- 0100-01-01
- date of birth
- 0015-00-00
- time period
- Roman Empire
- name in native language
- Pomponius Mela
- gens
- Pomponia gens
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- Pomponius Mela
- writing language
- Latin
- floruit
- 0043-00-00
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Pomponius Mela, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Pomponii Melae cosmographia
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Pomponii Melae De Situ Orbis Libri Tres : cum Annotanionibus Petri Ioannis Olivarii Valentini, Christianiss. Reginae Francorum in literis alumni, viri in Geographia eruditissimi. Index praetera locupletissimus sine operis adiectus
Pomponii Melae De situ orbis libri III [Texto impreso] :]cum indice rerum et pronuntiatione prosodica nominum propriorum in difficilioribus notata, ad optimorum librorum fidem accurate editi
Cosmographia, sive De situ orbis [Printed text]
Cosmographia, sive De situ orbis [Printed text]
De Orbis Sitv Libri Tres, Accvratissime emendati, una cum Commentariis Ioachim Vadiani (etc.)
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Encyclopedic overview
Statue of Pomponius Mela in Ceuta, Spain, erected 2009
Pomponius Mela (died c. AD 45) was the earliest known Roman geographer. He was born at the end of the 1st century BC in Tingentera (now Algeciras), wrote around AD 43, and died circa AD 45.
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