- 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 map...
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great Britain (μεγάλη Βρεττανία
megale Brettania) and to
Ireland as
little Britain (μικρὰ Βρεττανία
mikra Brettania) in his work
Almagest (147–148 AD). In...
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great Britain (μεγάλη Βρεττανία
megale Brettania) and to
Ireland as
little Britain (μικρὰ Βρεττανία
mikra Brettania) in his work
Almagest (147–148 AD). According...
- writers. It was soon
replaced by Πρεττανία (Prettanía) and Βρεττανία (
Brettanía 'Britain'), Βρεττανός (Brettanós 'Briton'), and Βρεττανικός (Brettanikós...
- mainland,
opposite the
mouth of the
Rhine but
between the
islands of
Brettania and
legendary Thule, and
three nations live in it, Angiloi, Phrissones...
- Βρεττανία, romanized: Megálē
Brettanía) and to
Ireland as
Little Britain (Gr****: Μικρά Βρεττανία, romanized: Mikrá
Brettanía).
According to
Philip Freeman...
-
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)...
-
known as the
Almagest he
gives the
latitudes of an
island he
calls Mikra Brettania (Μικρὰ Βρεττανία) or "Little Britain" (the
south of the
island at 58 degrees...
