'Los problemas de la geografía antigua'. XXXIV Ciclo de Conferencias de Otoño 2026

The presentation 'Los problemas de la geografía antigua' forms part of the XXXIV Ciclo de Conferencias de Otoño. It takes place on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 18:30 at Museo de San Isidro. Los Orígenes de Madrid, Plaza San Andrés, 2, Madrid.

Admission is free. The speaker is Irene Pajón Leyra of the Universidad de Sevilla, and Nuria Vallina Fernández-Montes, Vocal de la junta directiva de la Delegación de Madrid de la SEEC, presents. The talk offers a tour of the main questions asked by those who devoted themselves to the study of geography in ancient times, including the sphericity of the earth, the continuity of the ocean, the dimensions of the inhabited world, the natural limits between the continents, and the relationship between the climate of a place and the qualities of those who inhabit it.