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. Strabo squinty was a term employed by the romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. 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. Nearchus, that the march merely through the plain itself takes four months. Full text of the geography of strabo internet archive. The geography of strabo is the only surviving work of its type in greek. Within three weeks, the armies would meet again along the banks of antietam creek in western maryland.
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. Pdf egypt is difficult to enter strabo, geography, 17. Much of his 12book commentary on the catalogue of ships in book ii of homers. 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. Several other family members, including his paternal grandfather had served mithridates vi during the mithridatic wars. In addition, this lengthy and complex work contains a vast amount of information on.
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. 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. Read this article to learn about the contribution of romans in the field of geography. We have treated these subjects at length in the first book of the geography. Modern editions of strabos geography are based on the thirty or so manuscripts that have survived from the middle ages. After the greeks, the political power passed into the hands of romans. The second book contained what is now called mathematical geography. Read the geography of strabo, volume ii of 3 by strabo available from rakuten kobo. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books. I have already indicated roughly both the shape and the size of this country. This is a selective summary of translations of strabos work from ancient greek into modern languages.
Shop amongst our popular books, including 268, the geography of strabo, volume 3. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo, vol. His family had been involved in politics since at least the reign of mithridates v. There is a large subterraneous channel, through which the water flows underground to a great distance. From this one can see how much the accounts of the other writers differ. Caucasiarum regionum et gentium straboniana descriptio commentario perpetuo illustrata. Geography html at perseus help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. A native of sicily so clearsighted that he could see things at great distance as if they were nearby was also called strabo. The treatment of empire, civilization and culture in strabos geography. The 12th book commences with a detailed account of anatolia, and contains the. Based in part upon the unfinished version of john robert sitlington sterrett, john robert sitlington. A first edition was published in 7 bc followed by a gap, resumption of work and a final edition no later.
He became a keen traveller who saw a large part of italy, various near eastern regions including the black sea, various parts of asia. The romans major contribution was mainly in the field of historical and regional geography but they also made contributions in the field of physical and mathematical geography. Strabo simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Choose from 500 different sets of daily geography week 12 flashcards on quizlet. For ebooks, where available, click on the volume number. Roller and published by cambridge university press 2014. You may begin reading the english translation as well as the greek version and a greek version. The application is produced by the ancient world mapping center awmc at the university of north carolina, chapel hill, and marks all locatable. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free. An english translation, with introduction and notes roller, duane w. He studied under several geographers and philosophers.
Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. Initially the university part of both programs was 12 weeks long which included training to achieve proficiency in speaking and understanding the spoken colloquial language hyneman 1944, 345. Ctesias says that india is not smaller than the rest of asia. The geography of strabo, volume 2 of 3 by strabo free. Onesicritus that it is a third part of the inhabited world. For e books, where available, click on the volume number. Later he made long travels to egypt and kush, among others. 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. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. 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. A stadia is said to be 7,290 inches18,662 cm or 607.
Some, as we know, have divided it into three parts, calling its inhabitants aquitani, belgae, and celtae. A wikipedia article about this author is available strabo. Strabo definition of strabo by the free dictionary. With an english translation by horace leonard jones. How did strabo contribute to the study of geography. He was a long time in alexandria where he no doubt studied mathematics, astronomy, and history. The translation is supplemented by a detailed discussion of strabos life and his purpose in writing the geography, as well as the sources that he used. Blablasise aetheradio smoothie insured financial wealth. That was later changed to eight weeks for europe, and 26 weeks for the far east a result of the difficulties in particular in learning japanese.
Geography book xii chapter 3 section 15, amaseia, my. Strabo was related to dorylaeus on his mothers side. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos. Strabo, xvii, 12 there are also some greek cities in media, founded by the macedonians, among which are laodiceia, apameia and the city near rhagae, and rhaga itself, which was founded by nicator. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. An english translation, with introduction and notes.
Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of the state of greek. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. 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. Learn daily geography week 12 with free interactive flashcards. At present we shall make a few remarks on the operations of nature and of providence. The geography of strabo, volume ii of 3 ebook by strabo. Strabo was born to an affluent family from amaseia in pontus in presentday turkey in around 64 bc.
Strabo was born in a rich family from pontus which had become part of the roman empire a short time before. Strabos cultural geography strabo of amasia, a greek geographer of the augustotiberian. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. This work is only provided via the perseus project at tufts university. The geography of strabo, volume 1 loeb classical library loeb classical library. In 12 weeks, there just isnt enough time to get complacent, and urgency increases and intensifies. Greek geographer and historian whose great work, geography, is the only extant text describing the peoples known to the greeks and romans. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. It is not known when his geography was written, though comments within the work itself place the finished version within the reign. Greek authors the geography of strabo, john robert sitlington sterrett volume 1 of the geography of strabo. 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.
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