- Almagest, used
Brettania and
Brettanikai nēsoi to
refer to the
island group and the
terms megale Brettania (Great Britain) and
mikra Brettania (little Britain)...
-
refers to
Ireland as
Mikra Brettania ("Little Britain"), in
contrast to the
larger island,
which he
called Megale Brettania ("Great Britain"). In his later...
-
great Britain (μεγάλη Βρεττανία
megale Brettania) and to
Ireland as
little Britain (μικρὰ Βρεττανία
mikra Brettania) in his work
Almagest (147–148 AD). In...
-
great Britain (μεγάλη Βρεττανία
megale Brettania) and to
Ireland as
little Britain (μικρὰ Βρεττανία
mikra Brettania) in his work
Almagest (147–148 AD). In...
- writers. It was soon
replaced by Πρεττανία (Prettanía) and Βρεττανία (
Brettanía 'Britain'), Βρεττανός (Brettanós 'Briton'), and Βρεττανικός (Brettanikós...
- (Zosimus) or a
copyist made an
error and
actually meant Brettia when
Brettania was written, and
noting that the p****age that
contains the
Rescript is...
-
Diodorus Siculus used the
spelling Prettanía,
while Strabo used both
Brettanía and Prettanía.
Cunliffe argues the B
spelling appears only in the first...
- mainland,
opposite the
mouth of the
Rhine but
between the
islands of
Brettania and
legendary Thule, and
three nations live in it, Angiloi, Phrissones...
-
island megale Brettania (great Britain),
contrasting it at that time to the
smaller island of Ireland,
which he
called mikra Brettania (little Britain)...
-
island megale Brettania (great Britain). At that time, it was in
contrast to the
smaller island of Ireland,
which he
called mikra Brettania (little Britain)...
