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⭐ Core Definition: Expositio totius mundi et gentium

Expositio totius mundi et gentium ("A description of the world and its people") is a brief "commercial-geographical" survey written by an anonymous citizen of the Roman Empire living during the reign of Constantius II. The Greek original, composed between AD 350 and 362, is now lost. The text comes to us through two Latin translations made during the sixth century.

The work is composed of three parts. The first (§ 1-21) describes lands east of the Roman Empire and contains the most legendary and least accurate geographical information. The second part (§ 22–62), the longest, describes the mainland provinces of the Empire, while the third (§ 63–68) describes island provinces.

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Expositio totius mundi et gentium in the context of Tyre Hippodrome
Expositio totius mundi et gentium in the context of List of Graeco-Roman geographers

Expositio totius mundi et gentium in the context of Tyre Hippodrome

The Tyre Hippodrome, located in the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, is an ancient sporting arena and UNESCO World Heritage site dating back to the second century AD. Built during the Roman era, the hippodrome was primarily used for chariot racing. It is considered the second-largest hippodrome in the ancient world.

The Expositio, a geographical account from the latter half of the fourth century by an anonymous author, lists the Tyre Hippodrome as one of the top five racetracks in the Levant during the Roman empire.

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Expositio totius mundi et gentium in the context of List of Graeco-Roman geographers

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