ptolemy Tag Posts Index

Dinn Righ Rediscovered

Image of Dinn Righ Dind Ríg, also known in English as Dinn Righ and in Modern Irish as Dionn Rí, is an ancient Irish stronghold on the River Barrow in County Carlow.

Ptolemy tetrabiblos

Wikipedia “For, in the first place, we should consider that even with events that will necessarily take place their unexpectedness is very apt to cause excessive

Eastern mysticism vs Western scholasticism.

Western Europe never particularly hated pagan knowledge, and in fact jealously guarded and copied important works as Rome declined, but the more I read about how

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland: Summary

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 73 ~ Part 1~ Pretannic Isles (Nicholaus Germanus) In the final article in this series on Claudius Ptolemy’s map and description of

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland: Sources

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 72 ~ Part 1~ Ireland When I began this series of articles, I made a number of assumptions about how Claudius Ptolemy compiled his

Reassessing Ptolemy’s Ireland

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 71 ~ Part 1~ Ireland and Britain In his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2—Claudius Ptolemy records the names and

Ptolemy’s Britain

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 70 ~ Part 1~ Britain and Ireland In his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2—Claudius Ptolemy records the names and

Ptolemy’s Seas and Oceans

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 69 ~ Part 1~ Ireland and Northern Britain In his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2—Claudius Ptolemy records the

Λιμνος

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 68 ~ Part 1~ In the final section of his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2, § 10—Claudius Ptolemy records the names

Ἀδρος

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 67 ~ Part 1~ In the final section of his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2, § 10—Claudius Ptolemy records the names

Μονα νησος

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 66 ~ Part 1~ Island In the final section of his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2, § 10—Claudius Ptolemy records

Μοναοιδα

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 65 ~ Part 1~ (Monarina) In the final section of his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2, § 10—Claudius Ptolemy records

Ἐπιδιον

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 64 ~ Part 1~ In the final section of his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2, § 10—Claudius Ptolemy records the names

Μαλαιος

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 63 ~ Part 1~ (Maleos) In the final section of his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2, § 10—Claudius Ptolemy records

Ῥικινα

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 62 ~ Part 1~ (Engaricena) In the final section of his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2, § 10—Claudius Ptolemy

αἱ Αἰβουδαι

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 61 ~ Part 1~ Aiboudai Islands In the final section of his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2, § 10—Claudius Ptolemy

Ptolemy’s Islands of Ireland

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 60 ~ Part 1~ Ireland and Its Islands In the final section of his description of Ireland—Geography, Book 2, Chapter 2, § 10—Claudius

Ptolemy’s Tribes of Ireland Revisited

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 59 ~ Part 1~ Pretannic Isles (Nicholaus Germanus) As we have seen, Claudius Ptolemy records the names and disposition of sixteen

Οὐσδιαι or Οὐοδιαι

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 58 ~ Part 1~ or Vodiai In his description of Ireland, Geography 2:2 §§ 1-10, Claudius Ptolemy records the names and disposition of

Ἰουερνοι

Ptolemy’s Map of Ireland – Part 57 ~ Part 1~ (Iberni) In his description of Ireland, Geography 2:2 §§ 1-10, Claudius Ptolemy records the names and disposition of