In ad 14, the emperor augustus had died and been succeeded by his adopted son and heir, tiberius. 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. In his last book of geographica, he wrote quite extensively about the thriving port city of alexandria. An english translation, with introduction and notes roller, duane w. The statements made by eratosthenes in the first book of his geography. A historical and topographical guide to the geography of. To the south of the paphlagonians are the galatians, and still further to the south of both these nations are the greater phrygia, and lycaonia. As with most ancient authors, not that much is known of strabo, and the loeb editions introductory material, by the translator horace leonard jones, is about as good as one can get. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of the state of. There is no ground for considering the geography of strabo an improved edition of that of eratosthenes.
Geography, volume ii strabo harvard university press. Geography, volume viii, book 17 and general index loeb classical library no. Blablasise aetheradio smoothie insured financial wealth. Ancient geography, early works to 1800, geography, greek language materials. His family had been involved in politics since at least the reign of mithridates v. Identifier strabogeographyibooks12 identifierark ark. I take the view that strabo started writing out the manuscript of the geography some three years later, starting book one in ad 17 and finishing the last book book seventeen in ad 23. The byblus 37 and the egyptian bean grow in the marshes and lakes. Passage across in strabo means the usual boatpassage, but the terminal points of this passage are now unknown. Paul halsall this page is a subset of texts derived from the three major online sourcebooks. 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. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo, vol.
The fourteenth book contains an account of the cyclades islands and the region opposite to them, pamphylia, isauria, lycia, pisidia, cilicia as far as. Skip to main content this banner text can have markup. 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. The present translation of strabo, the great geographer of antiquity, is the first which has been laid before the english public. An english translation, with introduction and notes.
Ad 24, was a greek geographer, philosopher and historian. Roller published his translation, the geography of strabo, in 2014. 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. Titled strabonis rerum geographicarum libri iixv with isaaci casauboni commentaries et castigations the 17 books about geographical matters by strabo, with commentary and notes by isaac casaubon, this book was published in 1587, and is one of the earliest printed editions of strabo s work strabo 6463 bc c. Page numbers in brackets below are references to pothecary. 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 assyria, babylonia, syria, and arabia, 17 with egypt and africa. Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. Since, in my description of arabia, i have also included the gulfs which pinch it and make it a peninsula, i. The ancient geography of india last minute cape villas. Egypt under the roman empire, excerpts from strabo 643 bc c.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Homer, is also described in book xiii of strabos geography. Geography is a vital source for ancient geography and informative about ancient geographers. Texts of individual books of strabo s geography and commentaries on specific regions. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. But the bean puts out leaves and flowers in many parts. Full text of strabo, geography, books 117 in 8 volumes loeb classical library see other formats. Full text of the geography of strabo internet archive. 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 modern amasya, turkey, a city that he said was situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the black sea. Geography, volume viii strabo harvard university press. Lake of constance the length of the lake is now 46 12 miles from bregenz to steinamrhein, while its greatest width is 10 12 miles. He emphasized that the harbor was wellencompassed by the. Leucani they decline considerably towards the other sea,1601 and traversing. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 literally translated, with notes language. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free. 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.
Strabo was born to an affluent family from amaseia in pontus in presentday turkey in around 64 bc. He not only traveled, but he relied on the recorded geographies of other writers to fill the gaps in his knowledge which was pretty extensive. It is curious that a classic of so much renown and intrinsic value should have remained a comparatively sealed book to. Between 1598 and 1601, three satirical plays, known collectively as the. He presents a fascinating picture of how the world appeared to the greeks and romans of the late 1st century bce and early 1st century ce. The sixteenth book contains assyria, in which are the great cities babylon and nisibis. The geography of strabo, volume i of 3 by strabo hellenica world.
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