His 17volume geography is one of the most important descriptions of the classical world. The geography of strabo volume 2 by strabo it was amazing 5. Passage across in strabo means the usual boatpassage, but the terminal points of this passage are now unknown. 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. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. He collected his observationsinhismagnumopus,thegeography,whichhedescribed as a kolossourgia, a colossal statue of a work. Based in part upon the unfinished version of john robert sitlington sterrett, john robert sitlington. Extract from the geography of strabo strabo 64 bc 25 ad was an asiatic greek, and a keen traveller, who spent a substantial part of his life studying in alexandria. We have treated these subjects at length in the first book of the geography. Read the geography of strabo, volume ii of 3 by strabo available from rakuten kobo. 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. Geography book xii chapter 3 section 15, amaseia, my fatherland.
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 geography and the formative processes of the earth. Later he made long travels to egypt and kush, among others. 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.
The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free ebook. The geography of strabo, volume ii of 3 ebook by strabo. 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. A modern editor notes how and where the wording of one manuscript differs from another and decides what form of.
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. A stadia is said to be 7,290 inches18,662 cm or 607. The byblus 37 and the egyptian bean grow in the marshes and lakes. His family had been involved in politics since at least the reign of mithridates v. Several other family members, including his paternal grandfather had served mithridates vi during the mithridatic wars. This is a selective summary of translations of strabos work from ancient greek into modern languages. Roller and published by cambridge university press 2014. Strabo has 125 books on goodreads with 798 ratings. 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, 8 10 with greek lands, 11 14 with the main regions of asia and with asia minor, 15 with india and iran, 16 with. Feb, 2014 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
With an english translation by horace leonard jones. Strabo geography there remain of europe, first, macedonia and the parts of thrace that are contiguous to it and extend as far as byzantium. Strabos cultural geography strabo of amasia, a greek geographer of the augustotiberian period, observed the roman world of his time. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos. The geography of strabo, volume 2 of 3 literally translated, with notes language. Questia read the fulltext online edition of the geography of strabo vol. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Strabo was born in a rich family from pontus which had become part of the roman empire a short time before. 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 first edition was published in 7 bc followed by a gap, resumption of work and a final edition no later. Book ii reports on a commentary of hipparchus on the geography of eratosthenes. Ad 24 was a greek geographer who was born in pontus modern turkey and travelled in the eastern mediterranean.
Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. 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. The geography of strabo, volume 1 loeb classical library loeb classical library. 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. A wikipedia article about this author is available strabo. The present translation of strabo, the great geographer of antiquity, is the first.
West central hellas and the hellenic islands part 1. 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. Putnam, 19171932, also by horace leonard jones and j. Strabo simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The geography of strabo, volume 2 of 3 by strabo free ebook. 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. At present we shall make a few remarks on the operations of nature and of providence conjointly.
Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books. 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. In addition, this lengthy and complex work contains a vast amount of information on other topics, including the journey of alexander the great. Greek authors the geography of strabo, john robert sitlington sterrett volume 1 of the geography of strabo. Full text of the geography of strabo internet archive. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos geography. 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. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of the state of greek geographical. Geography book xii chapter 3 section 15, amaseia, my. 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.
Strabo was related to dorylaeus on his mothers side. 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. These manuscripts are not identical, each containing errors that have arisen in the process of transcription. His text about gaul draws heavily upon posidonius, although he also uses polybius and pythaes as sources.
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. History of macedonia ancient writers about macedonia strabo. The geography of strabo, volume 2 of 3 by strabo free. Geography html at perseus help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. 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. He annexed to the kingdom of pontus the seacoast towards the west as far as heracleia, 30 the birthplace of heracleides the. Geographica strabo strabo is mostly famous for his 17volume work geographica, which presented a descriptive history of people and places from different regions of. Read this article to learn about the contribution of romans in the field of geography.
The first two books of strabos geography are the most important of the 17 books for cosmology and physical geography book i and mathematical geography book ii. The work is more than just a geography book, however. 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. A native of sicily so clearsighted that he could see things at great distance as if they were nearby was also called strabo. But the bean puts out leaves and flowers in many parts. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 literally translated, with notes language. 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. What is known about strabo must be gleaned from his own statements scattered up and down the pages of his geography. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. Ancient geography, early works to 1800, geography, greek language materials. Mar 31, 2014 buy the geography of strabo by translated by duane w. He studied under several geographers and philosophers.
Harvard university press and heinemann loeb classical library. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable. You may begin reading the english translation as well as the greek version and a greek version. Modern editions of strabos geography are based on the thirty or so manuscripts that have survived from the middle ages. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Caucasiarum regionum et gentium straboniana descriptio commentario perpetuo illustrata. Some, as we know, have divided it into three parts, calling its inhabitants aquitani, belgae, and celtae. For ebooks, where available, click on the volume number. 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 work is only provided via the perseus project at tufts university. Diller the, concern the nature of libya lik ae leopards skin, textual tradition of strabos geography 1975, 7, has spotted with oases, suggested tha. Strabo squinty was a term employed by the romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. Strabo was born to an affluent family from amaseia in pontus in presentday turkey in around 64 bc.
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