In this 2005 volume an international team of strabo scholars explores those details, discussing the cultural, political, historical and geographical questions addressed in the geography. A native of pontus today central northern turkey along the black sea, strabo is the author of a multivolume geography that gives a full sense of geographical knowledge of the roman empire at the time of augustus. A historical and topographical guide to the geography of. Click download or read online button to get the geography of strabo book 17 book now. He was born in amaseia city of pontus region, part of black sea region of turkey today. Then follows cybelia, a village, and a promontory called mel. Some place its first drafts around 7 bc, 4 others around ad 17 5 or 18. The books have survived completely, except for the end of book seven. Strabos cultural geography the making of a kolossourgia. The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering this text.
Strabo in book 12 chapter 3 section 41 states that the romans took possession of bithynia a little before my time, setting the date of his birth to after 63 bc. It has survived complete, except for the end of book 7, and was finished sometime between a. Book 14 599 book 15 645 book 16 689 book 17 731 appendix 1. I have already indicated roughly both the shape and the size of this country. Strabo was born to an affluent family from amaseia in pontus modern amasya, turkey, a city that he said was situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the black sea. Ad 24, was a greek geographer, philosopher and historian. These diverse themes and approaches inform each other to provide a wideranging exploration of strabos work. It is not known precisely when strabos geography was written, though.
Geography, volume viii strabo harvard university press. Strabo squinty was a term employed by the romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. Strabo is a greek geographer and historian who lived between 63 bc 24 ad. After two introductory books, numbers 3 and 4 deal with spain and gaul, 5 and 6 with. 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 is a vital source for ancient geography and informative about ancient geographers. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Straboenters largely, in the second book of his geography, into the. He is black, and has on his forehead a triangular white spot and on his. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Cappadocia,1 also, is a country of many parts and has undergone numerous changes. The fourteenth book contains an account of the cyclades islands and the region opposite to them.
Ad 24 was a greek geographer, philosopher, and historian who lived in asia minor during the transitional period of the roman republic into the roman empire. Strabo was born to an affluent family from amaseia in pontus modern amasya, turkey, 2 a city that he said was situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the black sea. Geography geography volume i by strabo 1917, hardcover, revised at the best online. The geography of strabo is the only surviving work of its type in greek. 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.
Some, as we know, have divided it into three parts, calling its inhabitants aquitani, belgae, and celtae. This is a selective summary of translations of strabos work from ancient greek into modern languages. Strabos geography, completed in the early first century ad, is the primary source for the history of greek geography. Strabo was a greek geographer, philosopher, and historian who lived in asia minor during the. There is a city and a large harbour of about 40 stadia in extent, by some called the city par.
Project gutenbergs the geography of strabo, volume iii of 3, by strabo this. He came from a noble family and had a good education. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books. He became a keen traveller who saw a large part of italy, various near eastern regions including the black. The 14th book continues with the remainder of anatolia, and an account of the. 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. Geography, volume vi, books 14 loeb classical library. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo vol. Full text of strabo, geography, books 117 in 8 volumes loeb classical library see other formats. There remain to be described ionia, caria, and the seacoast beyond the taurus, which is occupied by lycians, pamphylians, and cilicians. Stratonicus, the player on the cithara, seeing the caunians somewhat dark and yellow, said that this was what the poet meant in the line, as are the leaves, so is. This guide provides the first english analysis of and commentary on this. Purchase a copy of this text not necessarily the same edition from.
This guide provides the first english analysis of and commentary on this long and difficult text, and serves as a companion to the authors the geography of strabo, the first english translation of the work in many years. Strabo s geography, also a substantial work, was in 17 books. The geography of strabo, books 15 translated by hamilton and falconer, text taken from the bell edition of 1903, now in the public domain, and books 614 translated by horace leonard jones. Geography book xii chapter 3 section 15, amaseia, my. Mar 31, 2014 buy the geography of strabo by translated by duane w. Strabos geography, also a substantial work, was in 17 books. As with most ancient authors, not that much is known of strabo, and the loeb. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos. It was compiled sometime between 14 ad and 21 ad, though some parts were undeniably written in an earlier period.
The present translation of strabo, the great geographer of antiquity, is the first which has been laid before the english public. It is not known precisely when strabos geography was written, though comments within the work itself place the finished version within the reign of emperor tiberius. The parts still left of asia are those outside the taurus except cilicia and pamphylia and lycia, i mean the parts extending from india as far as the nile and lying between the taurus and the outer sea on the south. This is the first complete english translation in nearly a century, and the first to make use of recent scholarship on the greek text itself and on the history of geography. Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. Project gutenberg s the geography of strabo, volume i of 3, by strabo this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Texts of individual books of strabos geography and commentaries on specific. The collection offers a number of different approaches to the study of strabo, from traditional literary and historical perspectives to newer material and.
Strabo s geography, completed in the early first century ad, is the primary source for the history of greek geography. Geography geography volume iii by strabo 1924, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Geography, volume vi strabo harvard university press. Strabo was born to an affluent family from amaseia in pontus modern amasya, turkey, a city that he said was situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the black. For butones it is fairly certain that strabo wrote gutones the goths. Full text of the geography of strabo internet archive. The geography of strabo book 17 download ebook pdf, epub. 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. An abridgement of this work was made by marcianus, of which some portions still exist, relating to the black sea and its southern shore. I have already indicated roughly both the shape and the size of this. Although a native of asia minor, strabo spent many years in rome in circles close to the imperial family. 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, 11 14 with the main regions of asia and with asia minor, 15 with india and iran, 16 with. Gaul, germania, the alps, italy, greece, northern black sea region, anatolia. The shore of the black sea from the maeotian lake to colchis.
Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. 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. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable. Title page from isaac casaubon s 1620 edition of geographica. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. 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. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos geography. A native of sicily so clearsighted that he could see things at great distance as if they were nearby was also called strabo. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo, vol. Accompanied by prefect of egypt aelius gallus, who had been sent on a military mission to arabia.
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