These few pages are followed by 998 pages of commentary on the 17 books of strabos geography, organised by book and then according to the standard tripartite notation, 30 pages of bibliography, a 60 page index of passages cited, and a 75 page general index. 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. Strabo was at work some two thousand years ago, in the early days of the roman empire. Geographika, or geography, is an encyclopedia of geographical knowledge, consisting of 17 books, written in greek by strabo, an educated citizen of the. The geography of strabo, volume ii of 3 ebook by strabo.
The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free. Book 3 151 book 4 186 book 5 216 book 6 253 book 7 286 book 8 335 book 9 386 book 10 435. 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. The artabri a celtic nation are the last of the people on the coast. Title page from isaac casaubon s 1620 edition of geographica.
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. The geography of strabo, volume 3 hardcover december 6, 2015 by strabo creator visit amazons strabo page. Full text of the geography of strabo internet archive. 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.
This is a selective summary of translations of strabos work from ancient greek into modern languages. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. A stadia is said to be 7,290 inches18,662 cm or 607. Horace leonard jones, john robert sitlington sterrett. Books 1516, hardcover by strabo, like new used, free ship. J r sitlington sterrett presents the biography of the books author, a greek geologist, philosopher, and historian living in asia minor. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of the state of greek geographical. A historical and topographical guide to the geography of. We fancy that the method which we have adopted in the division of our subject, up to this point, has been correct. 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.
The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 literally translated, with notes language. 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. Strabo was born in a rich family from pontus which had become part of the roman empire a short time before. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo, vol. 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. 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. Geography, volume iii, books 67 loeb classical library no. At present we shall make a few remarks on the operations of nature and of providence conjointly. 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. Geography geography volume iii by strabo 1924, hardcover at the best. The following is an adaptation of the first section the geography of strabo, ed. Read the geography of strabo, volume ii of 3 by strabo available from rakuten kobo. A first edition was published in 7 bc followed by a gap, resumption of work and a final edition no later. Above these places, in the mountains, the city of ulyssea 198 is shown, containing a temple to minerva, according to the testimony of posidonius, artemidorus, and asclepiades the myrlean, 199 a man who taught literature in turdetania, and published a description of the.
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. Strabos geography, completed in the early first century ad, is the primary source for the history of greek geography. The geography of strabo is the only surviving work of its type in greek. 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. After two introductory books, numbers 3 and 4 deal with. 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. Strabo duane w roller 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. Oct 31, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Strabo was born in a wealthy family from amaseia in pontus modern amasya turkey, geography book xii chapter 3 section 15, amaseia, my fatherland.
Having thus given a general view of geography, it will now be proper to describe each separate country in detail, as we engaged to do. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make. 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, volume ii strabo harvard university press. Except for parts of book 7, the complete work is known. He studied under several geographers and philosophers.
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. 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. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books. Books 35 by strabo english hardcover book free shipping. There is no ground for considering the geography of strabo an improved edition of that of eratosthenes. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Having thus given a general view of geography, it will now be proper to describe each separate country in detail, as we engaged. Geography geography volume iii by strabo 1924, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Feb, 2014 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Although strabo quotes it himself, and other classical authors mention that it existed, the only surviving document is a fragment of papyrus now in possession of the university of milan renumbered papyrus 46. Falconer and hans claude hamilton page images at hathitrust. 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. Ad 24, was a greek geographer, philosopher and historian. His geography is a description of the cultural and geopolitical world of that time, as well as an account of how the physical world was then perceived. 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. Ancient geography, early works to 1800, geography, greek language materials. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. Strabo s geography, completed in the early first century ad, is the primary source for the history of greek geography. The geography of strabo, volume 3 loeb classical library the geography of strabo, john robert sitlington sterrett.
The banks and little islets of this river are cultivated with the greatest diligence. The geography of strabo, volume 2 of 3 by strabo free ebook. Feb, 2014 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by. Strabo focuses on how the world of the political present emerged from the world of the political past. Read the fulltext online edition of the geography of strabo vol. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Geography is a vital source for ancient geography and informative about ancient geographers. The geography of strabo, volume 2 of 3 literally translated, with notes language.
Strabo simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Then entering far into africa, and having made another bend, it flows towards the north, a distance of 5300 stadia, to the great cataract. As a hellenistic polymath, strabo wrote other works, including a general history, a study of alexander the great, and perhaps a homeric. Geography, volume viii strabo harvard university press. Describes the subjects of geology, origin of the world, alexanders journey. Now if we again begin at the sacred cape, following the coast in the other direction, namely, towards the tagus river, there is first a gulf, then a promontory, barbarium, and near it the mouths of the tagus. Strabo probably worked on his geography and now missing history concurrently, as the geography contains a considerable amount of historical data. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free ebook. 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. 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. By arouraestrabo refers tothe aegyptian landmeasure, which was. Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. Later he made long travels to egypt and kush, among others.
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