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A nitpick and a suggestion: a circle is flat and round; how about "spherical"? A much stronger evidence than a scholar's opinion might be found in spherical objects representing the earth from that time, like the Globus Cruciger.

LаngLаngС
– LаngLаngС

2018-05-17 09:44:45 +00:00
Commented May 17, 2018 at 9:44
Lars Bosteen This is all true, but your answer deals with how this myth was constructed at a later era, instead of the actual beliefs of the scholars of medieval period. After early middle ages it seems to have been well-established that the Earth was spherical, but there seems to be some mystery over 6th to 8th century beliefs.

A. McMount
– A. McMount

2018-05-17 09:56:45 +00:00
Commented May 17, 2018 at 9:56

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