Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Hindu_temple
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Ancient_Greece
Geography Philosophy |
| gptkbp:bornIn |
gptkb:Abdera
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
Cultural Geography
Understanding of ancient cultures Early Ethnography |
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
gptkb:Ancient_Mediterranean_World
gptkb:Roman_Empire Hellenistic Period Classical Antiquity Pre-Socratic Philosophy |
| gptkbp:diedIn |
5th century BC
Unknown |
| gptkbp:field |
Geography
History |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Development of ethnography
Early geographer Foundation of geographic thought Influence on geography and history Influence on the study of geography Source for later historians Contribution to the understanding of ancient peoples Pioneer_of_historical_writing |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hecataeus of Abdera
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Cartography
Subsequent Historians |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Herodotus
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Geography
Histories |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on later historians
Foundation of historical geography |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkb:Ptolemy gptkb:Strabo Aristotle Pliny the Elder |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Histories of Egypt
Description_of_the_Earth |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Historian
|
| gptkbp:research |
History
Mythology |
| gptkbp:technique |
Critical analysis of sources
Use of maps Systematic description of the world |
| gptkbp:wrote |
Genealogies
Periegesis |