The 12th book commences with a detailed account of anatolia, and contains the. Full text of the geography of strabo internet archive. Geography html at perseus help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. Universita di genova, facolta di lettere, dipartimento di archeologia, filologia classica e loro. A first edition was published in 7 bc followed by a gap, resumption of work and a final edition no later. 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 2 by strabo it was amazing 5. During the rainy season flax,331 millet, sesamum, rice, and bosmorum332 are.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books. 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. Feb, 2014 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Geography, volume v strabo harvard university press. The artabri a celtic nation are the last of the people on the coast.
Likewise of britain, and of certain islands in the ocean which are habitable, together with the country of the barbarians, and the nations dwelling beyond the danube. 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. Strabo was born in a rich family from pontus which had become part of the roman empire a short time before. Several other family members, including his paternal grandfather had served mithridates vi during the mithridatic wars. Geography is a vital source for ancient geography and informative about ancient geographers. Strabo geography geography volume ii 1923, hardcover at the best online prices at. 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. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. He studied under several geographers and philosophers. A wikipedia article about this author is available strabo.
Strabo was related to dorylaeus on his mothers side. The present translation of strabo, the great geographer of antiquity, is the first which has been laid before the english public. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 literally translated, with notes language. It has survived complete, except for the end of book 7, and was finished sometime between a. Putnam, 19171932, also by horace leonard jones and j. The pyramus, 12 which has its source in the middle of the plain, is navigable throughout cataonia. Ancient geography, early works to 1800, geography, greek language materials. 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. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free ebook. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos geography. Mar 31, 2014 buy the geography of strabo by translated by duane w.
The country you have selected will result in the following. Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. Buy the geography of strabo by translated by duane w. The title will be removed from your cart because it is not available in this region. Caucasiarum regionum et gentium straboniana descriptio commentario perpetuo illustrata. 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. Harvard university press and heinemann 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 with. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. His family had been involved in politics since at least the reign of mithridates v. Later he made long travels to egypt and kush, among others.
First, near the mesogis, opposite laodiceia, to hierapolis, where are the hot springs and the plutonium, both of which have something marvellous about them. The twelfth book contains the remainder of pontus, viz. 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 project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo, vol. Strabo s geography, also a substantial work, was in 17 books. Product pricing will be adjusted to match the corresponding currency. After two introductory books, numbers 3 and 4 deal with. 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. Strabos geography, also a substantial work, was in 17 books. 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 following is an adaptation of the first section the geography of strabo, ed. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos. Strabos geography, completed in the early first century ad, is the primary source for the history of greek geography.
Strabo is mostly famous for his 17volume work geographica, which presented a descriptive history of people and places from different regions of the world known to his era. It is curious that a classic of so much renown and intrinsic value should have remained a comparatively sealed book to this country for so many centuries. 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. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo vol. 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. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free.
A historical and topographical guide to the geography of. Project gutenbergs the geography of strabo, volume iii of 3, by strabo this. Strabo was born to an affluent family from amaseia in pontus in presentday turkey in around 64 bc. 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. Check the box next to each item or use the select all button, then click add to cart. Strabo has 125 books on goodreads with 798 ratings. The fourth book contains a description of the regions about gaul, spain, and the alps on this side, towards italy.
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