For the purpose of this manuscript,we used the old maps of Europe and of the ecumene,as it was known at the time,in order to establish the ecumene properties,as well as the size of the Mediterranean in the time of Pto...For the purpose of this manuscript,we used the old maps of Europe and of the ecumene,as it was known at the time,in order to establish the ecumene properties,as well as the size of the Mediterranean in the time of Ptolemy.We obtained the coordinates(geographic longitude and latitude)from Ptolemy’s map of ecumene of ancient Mediterranean settlements.According to the historical data the coordinates of the Mediterranean ecumene were studied in the 7th century,since the Mediterranean was the centre connecting the civilizations of Europe,Asia and Africa.Although longitudinal and latitudinal errors are large,these coordinates are of great importance for the studies of the past settlements.Today,these settlements are the symbol of civilisation and of human existence.Using the data from 501 settlements overall,we obtained two principal maps of the Mediterranean ecumene with the average density of settlements on the area of 2000 km2.All Ptolemy’s maps,which were used,were of great significance from the scientific point of view,since they made the description of 2000 years old civilization possible.Historically,part of these civilizations,and those formed afterwards,belonged to the Mediterranean.展开更多
The island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea(Croatia)is a central Adriatic island.This is a small island(89.72 km^(2))but it has a large maritime zone(6,601 km^(2))featuring geologically very attractive open-sea islets known...The island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea(Croatia)is a central Adriatic island.This is a small island(89.72 km^(2))but it has a large maritime zone(6,601 km^(2))featuring geologically very attractive open-sea islets known for having rich fishing grounds.The Vis Archipelago was officially declared a UNESCO Geopark on April 18th 2019.This was the first area of the Croatian Adriatic to be included in the Global UNESCO Geopark Network.This paper presents the world-known monument of nature in the Adriatic Sea-the Blue Cave,a sea grotto of exceptional beauty on a small islet of Biševo in the Vis Archipelago Geopark.The author links the Blue Cave’s discovery to the beginning of tourism in Dalmatia,and he presents a few interesting commentaries and impressions of the Blue Cave by various visitors,especially in comparison to the more widely known Grotta Azzurra on the island of Capri near Naples(Italy).展开更多
基金The authors are very grateful to the Serbian National Library for providing data,as well as to the Serbian Ministry of Education and Science that supported this work within the project No.III 044006.
文摘For the purpose of this manuscript,we used the old maps of Europe and of the ecumene,as it was known at the time,in order to establish the ecumene properties,as well as the size of the Mediterranean in the time of Ptolemy.We obtained the coordinates(geographic longitude and latitude)from Ptolemy’s map of ecumene of ancient Mediterranean settlements.According to the historical data the coordinates of the Mediterranean ecumene were studied in the 7th century,since the Mediterranean was the centre connecting the civilizations of Europe,Asia and Africa.Although longitudinal and latitudinal errors are large,these coordinates are of great importance for the studies of the past settlements.Today,these settlements are the symbol of civilisation and of human existence.Using the data from 501 settlements overall,we obtained two principal maps of the Mediterranean ecumene with the average density of settlements on the area of 2000 km2.All Ptolemy’s maps,which were used,were of great significance from the scientific point of view,since they made the description of 2000 years old civilization possible.Historically,part of these civilizations,and those formed afterwards,belonged to the Mediterranean.
文摘The island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea(Croatia)is a central Adriatic island.This is a small island(89.72 km^(2))but it has a large maritime zone(6,601 km^(2))featuring geologically very attractive open-sea islets known for having rich fishing grounds.The Vis Archipelago was officially declared a UNESCO Geopark on April 18th 2019.This was the first area of the Croatian Adriatic to be included in the Global UNESCO Geopark Network.This paper presents the world-known monument of nature in the Adriatic Sea-the Blue Cave,a sea grotto of exceptional beauty on a small islet of Biševo in the Vis Archipelago Geopark.The author links the Blue Cave’s discovery to the beginning of tourism in Dalmatia,and he presents a few interesting commentaries and impressions of the Blue Cave by various visitors,especially in comparison to the more widely known Grotta Azzurra on the island of Capri near Naples(Italy).
