Book 1 is strabos introduction to the discipline of geography. The geography of strabo, volume 1 loeb classical library loeb classical library. A native of sicily so clearsighted that he could see things at great distance as if they were nearby was also called strabo. Geography html at perseus help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. Strabo squinty was a term employed by the romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. After two introductory books, numbers 3 and 4 deal with spain and gaul, 5 and 6 with italy and sicily, 7 with north and east europe, 810 with greek lands, 1114 with the main regions of asia and with asia minor, 15 with india and iran, 16 with. He collected his observationsinhismagnumopus,thegeography,whichhedescribed as a kolossourgia, a colossal statue of a work. Strabo was related to dorylaeus on his mothers side. The guide to the geography a historical and topographical guide. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. In addition, this lengthy and complex work contains a. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Thegeographyof strabo the geography of strabo is the only surviving work of its type in greek literature, and the major source for the history of greek scholarship on geography and the formative processes of the earth. After two introductory books, numbers 3 and 4 deal with spain and gaul, 5 and 6 with italy and sicily, 7 with north and east europe, 810 with greek lands, 1114 with the main regions of asia and with asia minor, 15 with india and iran, 16. Read the geography of strabo, volume ii of 3 by strabo available from rakuten kobo. What is known about strabo must be gleaned from his own statements scattered up and down the pages of his geography. The fifth book contains a description of italy from the roots of the alps to the strait of sicily, the gulf of taranto, and the region about posidonium. The application is produced by the ancient world mapping center awmc at the university of north carolina, chapel hill, and marks all locatable settlements, features, and. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital. Full text of the geography of strabo internet archive.
In addition, this lengthy and complex work contains a vast amount of information on other topics, including the journey of alexander the great. Roller and published by cambridge university press 2014. I have already indicated roughly both the shape and the size of this country. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. Greek geographer and historian whose geography is the only extant work covering the whole range of peoples and countries known to both greeks and romans during the reign of augustus 27 bce14 ce. Strabo synonyms, strabo pronunciation, strabo translation, english dictionary definition of strabo. So great indeed is italy, and much as we have described it. An asiatic greek in the time of augustus, strabo was a keen voyager that explored the four corners of the ancient world and compiled an important geography in seventeen books on his travels. Strabos treatise geography is considered as the most important geographical work that has come down to us from the classical period.
The present translation of strabo, the great geographer of antiquity, is the first which. This work is only provided via the perseus project at tufts university. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos. Strabo geography there remain of europe, first, macedonia and the parts of thrace that are contiguous to it and extend as far as byzantium. The geography of strabo, volume ii of 3 ebook by strabo. With an english translation by horace leonard jones. Buy the geography of strabo by translated by duane w. He studied under several geographers and philosophers. How did strabo contribute to the study of geography. Greek authors the geography of strabo, john robert sitlington sterrett volume 1 of the geography of strabo. Modern editions of strabos geography are based on the thirty or so manuscripts that have survived from the middle ages. The sixteenth book contains assyria, in which are the great cities babylon and nisibis. The fourteenth book contains an account of the cyclades islands and the region opposite to them, pamphylia, isauria, lycia, pisidia, cilicia as far as. Now that i have described iberia and the celtic and italian tribes, along with the islands near by, it will be next in order to speak of the remaining parts of europe, dividing them in the approved manner.
Caucasiarum regionum et gentium straboniana descriptio commentario perpetuo illustrata. These manuscripts are not identical, each containing errors that have arisen in the process of transcription. The country next in order after the aquitanian division and narbonitis reaches as far as the whole of the rhenus, extending from the liger river and also from the rhodanus at the point where the rhodanus, after it runs down from its source, touches lugdunum. After two introductory books, numbers 3 and 4 deal with spain and gaul, 5 and 6 with italy and sicily, 7 with north and east europe, 8 10 with greek lands, 11 14 with the main regions of asia and with asia minor, 15 with india and iran, 16 with. On the operations of nature, that all things converge to a point, namely, the centre of the whole, and assume a spherical shape around it. Project gutenbergs the geography of strabo, volume iii of 3, by strabo this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions. A modern editor notes how and where the wording of one manuscript differs from another and decides what form of. After two introductory books, numbers 3 and 4 deal with. Strabo was a greek geographer, philosopher, and historian who lived in asia minor during the. Strabo was born in a rich family from pontus which had become part of the roman empire a short time before.
Later he made long travels to egypt and kush, among others. Strabo simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For ebooks, where available, click on the volume number. Geography book xii chapter 3 section 15, amaseia, my. The geography of strabo is the only surviving work of its type in greek literature, and the major source for the history of greek scholarship on geography and the formative processes of the earth. Strabos main contribution was in the field of historical geography. This is a selective summary of translations of strabos work from ancient greek into modern languages. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books. Much of it is a discussion of its history, beginning with homer, whom strabo and others considered. A first edition was published in 7 bc followed by a gap, resumption of work and a final edition no later. His family had been involved in politics since at least the reign of mithridates v. Greek geographer and historian whose great work, geography, is the only extant text describing the peoples known to the greeks and romans. His kingdom consisted of the country bounded by the halys, 27 extending to the tibareni, 28 to armenia, to the territory within the halys, extending as far as amastris, 29 and to some parts of paphlagonia. You may begin reading the english translation as well as the greek version and a greek version.
An english translation, with introduction and notes roller, duane w. The present translation of strabo, the great geographer of antiquity, is the first. There is no ground for considering the geography of strabo an improved edition of that of eratosthenes. A wikipedia article about this author is available strabo. Strabo, greek geographer and historian whose geography is the only extant work covering the whole range of peoples and countries known to both greeks and romans during the reign of augustus 27 bce14 ce. Strabo definition of strabo by the free dictionary. It is not known when his geography was written, though comments within the work itself place the finished version within the reign of emperor tiberius. A stadia is said to be 7,290 inches18,662 cm or 607. It is curious that a classic of so much renown and intrinsic value should have remained a comparatively sealed book to this country for so many centuries. At present we shall make a few remarks on the operations of nature and of providence conjointly. Geographica strabo strabo is mostly famous for his 17volume work geographica, which presented a descriptive history of people and places from different regions of the world known to his. We have treated these subjects at length in the first book of the geography. He said that there is an intimate relationship between history and geography. The present translation of strabo, the great geographer of antiquity, is the first which has been laid before the english public.
Strabos cultural geography strabo of amasia, a greek geographer of the augustotiberian period, observed the roman world of his time. I shall argue, however th, thae apparentlt y separable issue of strabos s authorial voice, the way in which he presents himself in his lengthy piece of academic prose, and strabos biography to whic, h most attentio has traditionalln y been devoted can b,e brought together no. Based in part upon the unfinished version of john robert sitlington sterrett, john robert sitlington. Several other family members, including his paternal grandfather had served mithridates vi during the mithridatic wars. Strabo was born to an affluent family from amaseia in pontus in presentday turkey in around 64 bc. The strabo application is a georeferenced, interactive digital map of the ancient mediterranean world to accompany the text of the geography translated by duane w. Strabo states the width of persia 4,400 stadia or about 800 km and its length towards the caspian to be 8,000 stadia or about 1,500 km. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo vol. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo, vol. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of the state of greek geographical.
Geographika, or geography, is an encyclopedia of geographical knowledge, consisting of 17 books, written in greek by strabo, an educated citizen of the roman empire of greek descent. The geography of strabo, volume i of 3 by strabo hellenica world. He annexed to the kingdom of pontus the seacoast towards the west as far as heracleia, 30 the birthplace of heracleides the. Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. The geography of strabo, volume 2 of 3 by strabo free. Offering a window into the lost world of classical rome and greece, strabos geography is a major source for the study of ancient geography. An english translation, with introduction and notes. The statements made by eratosthenes in the first book of his geography. He became a keen traveller who saw a large part of italy, various near eastern regions including the black sea, various parts of asia minor, egypt as far as ethiopia, and parts of greece. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of.
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