Geography html at perseus help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. Strabos treatise geography is considered as the most important geographical work that has come down to us from the classical period. Geography strabo, used abebooks shop for books, art. The geography of strabo, volume 3 of 3 strabo 168 downloads the geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 strabo 119 downloads the geography of strabo, volume 2 of 3 strabo 108 downloads. The list below spells out the contents of each edition on a per volume basis. 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. This can be confusing for the newcomer to strabo, especially since the entries in library catalogues are often garbled. I have already indicated roughly both the shape and the size of this country. Strabo focuses on how the world of the political present emerged from the world of the political past. As we pass from europe to asia in our geography, the northern division is the first of the two divisions to which we come. Feb, 2014 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by.
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 with assyria, babylonia, syria, and arabia, 17 with egypt and africa. Ivanhoe is a city in lincoln county, minnesota, united states. 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. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. 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. There is no ground for considering the geography of strabo an improved edition of that of eratosthenes. Now that i have described iberia and the celtic and italian tribes, along with the islands near by, it will be next in order to speak of the remaining parts of europe, dividing them in the approved manner.
This is a selective summary of translations of strabos work from ancient greek into modern languages. For ebooks, where available, click on the volume number. This work is only provided via the perseus project at tufts university. In this massive new volume, he provides a detailed exegesis of strabo s text. 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. Roller published his translation, the geography of strabo, in 2014. He began geography in 3025 bc and probably revised it in his old age around 1518 ad. Questia read the fulltext online edition of the geography of strabo vol. Strabo project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Mar 31, 2014 buy the geography of strabo by translated by duane w. 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. 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.
A historical and topographical guide to the geography of. Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. 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. An english translation, with introduction and notes. It has proved to be one of the best known and most. The geography of strabo, volume ii of 3 ebook by strabo. How did strabo contribute to the study of geography. The byblus 37 and the egyptian bean grow in the marshes and lakes. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo, vol. 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.
He annexed to the kingdom of pontus the seacoast towards the west as far as heracleia, 30 the birthplace of heracleides the. 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. 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. The first two books deal with the principals of geography. Strabo was born to an affluent family from amaseia in pontus in presentday turkey in around 64 bc. 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. Full text of the geography of strabo internet archive. Strabo squinty was a term employed by the romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed.
Strabo seems to have thought that the narbonnaise formed part of keltica. 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. 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 rest of the 15 books are a heavily romancentric description of the known world. Ad 24 was a greek geographer who was born in pontus modern turkey and travelled in the eastern mediterranean. Mrbq11 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 beautiful edition of strabo s kolossourgia, or colossal work, published with commentary by isaac casaubon, has. 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. In general outline it follows necessarily the work of the lastnamed geographer, who had first laid down a scientific basis for geography. He traveled extensively, undoubtedly gathering notes, and made extended visits to rome and alexandria, where he is sure to have spent time in the famous library taking notes from his sources. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. The fourteenth book contains an account of the cyclades islands and the region opposite to them, pamphylia, isauria, lycia, pisidia, cilicia as far as. Strabo was at work some two thousand years ago, in the early days of the roman empire. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
This accounts for his extending those mountains on the west as far as marseilles, and on the east beyond istria. He said that there is an intimate relationship between history and geography. The three books of the older work formed a strictly technical geographical treatise. 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. The geography of strabo volume iii by jones, h and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Lacuscurtius strabos geography book xvii chapter 3. Texts of individual books of strabo s geography and commentaries on specific regions. At present we shall make a few remarks on the operations of nature and of providence conjointly. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free ebook. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of. 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. An english translation, with introduction and notes roller, duane w. 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. We have treated these subjects at length in the first book of the geography. Editions of the geography are often decades in the making. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
After two introductory books, numbers 3 and 4 deal with. 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. Buy the geography of strabo by translated by duane w. Strabo s words in book 5 thus came to have a greater compass than he had originally intended. A native of sicily so clearsighted that he could see things at great distance as if they were nearby was also called strabo. The roman writer strabo wrote what is often considered as the first attempt to synthesise a universal geography. Based in part upon the unfinished version of john robert sitlington sterrett, john robert sitlington.
In addition, this lengthy and complex work contains a vast amount of information on. Strabos main contribution was in the field of historical geography. Lacuscurtius strabos geography book xvii chapter 1 1. Strabo simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The present translation of strabo, the great geographer of antiquity, is the first. 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. Geography, volume viii strabo harvard university press. Strabo, geography, books 117 in 8 volumes loeb classical library by horace leonard jones. To the south of the bithynians are the mysians about olympus whom some writers call bithyni olympeni, and others hellespontii and phrygia upon the hellespont. The geography of strabo, volume 1 loeb classical library loeb classical library. Strabo made considerable alterations, but not always for the better. A stadia is said to be 7,290 inches18,662 cm or 607. 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.
His family had been involved in politics since at least the reign of mithridates v. The date of geographica is a large topic, perhaps because strabo worked on it along with his history for most of his adult life. Strabo was a greek geographer, philosopher, and historian who lived in asia minor during the. Caucasiarum regionum et gentium straboniana descriptio commentario perpetuo illustrata. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Passage across in strabo means the usual boatpassage, but the terminal points of this passage are now unknown. After asia one comes to libya, which i shall describe later. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of the state of greek geographical. Greek authors the geography of strabo, john robert sitlington sterrett volume 1 of the geography of strabo. 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.
Geography, volume viii, book 17 and general index loeb classical library no. Strabo, 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. 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. In addition, this lengthy and complex work contains a.
Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos geography. With an english translation by horace leonard jones. Roller and published by cambridge university press 2014. His text about gaul draws heavily upon posidonius, although he also uses polybius and pythaes as sources. Geography book xii chapter 3 section 15, amaseia, my. A wikipedia article about this author is available strabo. Books by strabo sorted by popularity project gutenberg. 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 stein. But the bean puts out leaves and flowers in many parts. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free. At the time it was written it represented a shift by scott away from fairly realistic novels set in scotland in the comparatively recent past, to a somewhat fanciful depiction of medieval england. Read the geography of strabo, volume ii of 3 by strabo available from rakuten kobo.
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