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Periegetic means (rare) Relating to a periegesis..
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/ˌpɛ.ɹɪ.əˈd͡ʒɛ.tɪk/ · adjective
(rare) Relating to a periegesis..
A periegesis is usually understood to be a geographical catalogue, cast in the form of a tour, often of a local area but sometimes more extended in scope. The form is related to local history. Modem scholarship has established that there was a specifically periegetic form of historiography, stretching back at least to the third century b.c.; […]
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Periegetic means (rare) Relating to a periegesis..
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A periegesis is usually understood to be a geographical catalogue, cast in the form of a tour, often of a local area but sometimes more extended in scope. The form is related to local history. Modem scholarship has established that there was a specifically periegetic form of historiography, stretching back at least to the third century b.c.; […]
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