Ancient geography, early works to 1800, geography, greek language materials. 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. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. 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. After transalpine celtica and the tribes which hold this country, i must tell about the alps themselves and the people who inhabit them, and then about the whole of italy, keeping the same order in my description as is given me by the nature of the country.
A stadia is said to be 7,290 inches18,662 cm or 607. The present translation of strabo, the great geographer of antiquity, is the first which. 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. Several other family members, including his paternal grandfather had served mithridates vi during the mithridatic wars. Whereas previous grecoroman geographers such as strabo and pliny the. You may begin reading the english translation as well as the greek version and a greek version. 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. Cappadocia, gala tia, bithynia, mysia, phrygia, and m.
Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable. 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. 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. List of works by strabo, part of the internet classics archive. When we were describing arabia, we included in the description the gulfs which compress and make it a peninsula, namely the gulfs of arabia and of persis. Putnam, 19171932, also by horace leonard jones and j. 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. 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. Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. Strabo was related to dorylaeus on his mothers side. His text about gaul draws heavily upon posidonius, although he also uses polybius and pythaes as sources. 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.
Purchase a copy of this text not necessarily the same edition from. History of macedonia ancient writers about macedonia strabo. Page numbers in brackets below are references to pothecary 2002, unless. Geographika, or geography, is an encyclopedia of geographical knowledge, consisting of 17 books, written in greek by strabo, an educated citizen of the. Geography, volume viii, book 17 and general index loeb classical library no. Offering a window into the lost world of classical rome and greece, strabos geography is a major source for the study of ancient geography. The fourteenth book contains an account of the cyclades islands and the region opposite to them, pamphylia, isauria, lycia, pisidia, cilicia as far as. 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. 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. At present we shall make a few remarks on the operations of nature and of providence conjointly. The geography of strabo, volume 2 of 3 by strabo free ebook. I have already indicated roughly both the shape and the size of this country.
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. His family had been involved in politics since at least the reign of mithridates v. The geography of strabo, volume ii of 3 ebook by strabo. This is a selective summary of translations of strabos work from ancient greek into modern languages. A better definition of geography may be the study of natural and human. Later he made long travels to egypt and kush, among others. Delphi complete works of strabo geography illustrated. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free. Geographica strabo strabo is mostly famous for his 17volume work geographica, which presented a descriptive history of people and places from different regions of. A wikipedia article about this author is available strabo. Delphi complete works of strabo geography illustrated by. 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. After two introductory books, numbers 3 and 4 deal with. For ebooks, where available, click on the volume number.
Strabo was born in a rich family from pontus which had become part of the roman empire a short time before. He studied under several geographers and philosophers. After transalpine celtica and the tribes which hold this country, i must tell about the alps themselves and the people who inhabit them, and then about the whole of italy, keeping the same order in. Geography for dummies is an introduction to contemporary analytical geography for the lay person. This is a very good source of information about history although it is geography.
Strabo provides us with location of people and rivers, mountains. Columbus 1492, da gama, coronado, cartier, dealt with overcoming 5 problems of the day 1. The geography of strabo, volume i of 3 by strabo hellenica world. 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.
The emphasis in this book is on geography as a field of inquiry framed by spatial and environmental perspectives about the places, environments, and cultures on earths surface. New revelations of the americas before columbus paperback october 10, 2006. 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. The first two books deal with the principals of geography. We have treated these subjects at length in the first book of the geography. Greek authors the geography of strabo, john robert sitlington sterrett volume 1 of the geography of strabo. 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. The statements made by eratosthenes in the first book of his geography. Geography html at perseus help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. Roller and published by cambridge university press 2014. In addition, this lengthy and complex work contains a vast amount of information on other topics, including the journey of alexander the great. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free ebook. An asiatic greek in the time of augustus, strabo was a keen voyager that explored the four corners of the ancient world and compiled an important geography in seventeen books on his travels.
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. The geography of strabo, volume 1 loeb classical library loeb classical library. Full text of the geography of strabo internet archive. Strabo geography there remain of europe, first, macedonia and the parts of thrace that are contiguous to it and extend as far as byzantium. A native of sicily so clearsighted that he could see things at great distance as if they were nearby was also called strabo. Strabo squinty was a term employed by the romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. Strabo was born in amesia, 50 miles to the south of black sea coast in turkey in about 64 b. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of the state of greek geographical. He began geography in 3025 bc and probably revised it in his old age around 1518 ad. In ad 14, the emperor augustus had died and been succeeded by his adopted son and heir, tiberius. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books.
West central hellas and the hellenic islands part 1. The roman writer strabo wrote what is often considered as the first attempt to synthesise a universal geography. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The twelfth book contains the remainder of pontus, viz. Questia read the fulltext online edition of the geography of strabo vol. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Geography book xii chapter 3 section 15, amaseia, my. Caucasiarum regionum et gentium straboniana descriptio commentario perpetuo illustrata. A first edition was published in 7 bc followed by a gap, resumption of work and a final edition no later. There is no ground for considering the geography of strabo an improved edition of that of eratosthenes. The rest of the 15 books are a heavily romancentric description of the known world. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo, vol. Ad 24 was a greek geographer who was born in pontus modern turkey and travelled in the eastern mediterranean.
Strabo was born to an affluent family from amaseia in pontus in presentday turkey in around 64 bc. 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. Passage across in strabo means the usual boatpassage, but the terminal points of this passage are now unknown. Strabos cultural geography strabo of amasia, a greek geographer of the augustotiberian period, observed the roman world of his time. Amesia is in the interior of asia minor and still retains its ancient name fig. Mar 31, 2014 buy the geography of strabo by translated by duane w. He collected his observationsinhismagnumopus,thegeography,whichhedescribed as a kolossourgia, a colossal statue of a work. Some, as we know, have divided it into three parts, calling its inhabitants aquitani, belgae, and celtae. 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 geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 literally translated, with notes language.
Based in part upon the unfinished version of john robert sitlington sterrett, john robert sitlington. This helps clarify what the historians were saying, which sometimes was not true. This work is only provided via the perseus project at tufts university. Strabo simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The geography also known by its latin names as the geographia and the cosmographia, is a. Feb, 2014 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Ptolemy and strabo and their conversation with appelles and. How did strabo contribute to the study of geography. The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering this text. The present translation of strabo, the great geographer of antiquity, is the first.
In his series of books, strabo describes the cultural geographies of the various. The geography of strabo, volume 2 of 3 literally translated, with notes language. Title page from isaac casaubon s 1620 edition of geographica. The geography consists of three sections, divided among 8 books. Read the geography of strabo, volume ii of 3 by strabo available from rakuten kobo. The seventeenth book contains the whole of egypt and africa.
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