I take issue with the wording. They already knew the earth was round and approximately 5000 stadia. Eratosthenes of Cyrene had proved it over a century before then.
They knew the Earth was round, yes, and I admit they could’ve used wording with a little less ambiguity. I think the best way to look at this is that the map shows what the Romans KNEW was there
I take issue with the wording. They already knew the earth was round and approximately 5000 stadia. Eratosthenes of Cyrene had proved it over a century before then.
They knew the Earth was round, yes, and I admit they could’ve used wording with a little less ambiguity. I think the best way to look at this is that the map shows what the Romans KNEW was there