Humanidades Digitales y Roma: una aproximación a nuevas herramientas para el estudio de la Geografía Imperial Romana

Andres Saez Geoffroy

doi:10.24215/27187470e047

Authors

Andres Saez Geoffroy Universidad de La Frontera https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1538-4011

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/27187470e047

Keywords:

Digital Humanities, roman Geography, Voyant Tools, Historical GIS, Recogito

Abstract

This article aims to characterize the Roman geography of the imperial era through the application of Digital Humanities and Spatial Humanities approaches and techniques. Works of five authors are analyzed: Strabo, Pliny the Elder, Pomponius Mela, Dionysius of Alexandria, and Flavius Arrian. For each one a selection of tools are employed: annotation was performed using Recogito, text analysis was carried out with the aid of Voyant Tools, and finally, spatial analysis was performed in ArcGIS Pro, a tool within which a cartographic reconstruction was also created. All of the above allows us to reinforce and offer a better understanding of Rome’s territoriality. It also adds value to the use of Digital Humanities tools in the study of the History of Ancient Geography.

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