This can be confusing for the newcomer to strabo, especially since the entries in library catalogues are often garbled. 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. George washington and the creation of an american institution, wrote at time about the founding. 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. Now these things border, in a way, on natural philosophy and on the science of floating bodies, and therefore should be investigated there. The geography of strabo, books 15 translated by hamilton and falconer, text taken from the bell edition of 1903, now in the public domain, and books 614 translated by horace leonard jones, the geography of strabo harvardheinemann 1924 digitized by the perseus project, licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. 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. Ad 24 was a greek geographer who was born in pontus modern turkey and travelled in the eastern mediterranean. There remains of iberia the seaboard of our sea from the pillars to the pyrenees mountains, and also the whole of the interior above it, which is unequal in breadth but slightly more than four thousand stadia in length, though the length of the seaboard has been given as still greater than that by as much as two thousand stadia. There is also an extraordinary fissure in the mountain, through which. If an arrow is let down into the pit from above, the resistance of the water is so great that it is scarcely immersed. Mar 31, 2014 buy the geography of strabo by translated by duane w. Ancient geography, early works to 1800, geography, greek language materials.
At any rate, he continued lord of the stronghold and the treasure for twenty years. The list below spells out the contents of each edition on a per volume basis. That on the east is the country beyond the rhine, as far as the don1 and the mouth of the sea of azof. See how instrumental churches appeal to the paganism defined by strabo as authority for. Project gutenbergs the geography of strabo, volume iii of 3, by strabo this ebook is for the use of anyone. The psychology of boredom, explains some things that we know about boredom.
See how instrumental churches appeal to the paganism defined by strabo as authority for instrumental music in the christian system. 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. Arabia commences on the side of babylonia with maecene modern kuwait. Strabo geography there remain of europe, first, macedonia and the parts of thrace that are contiguous to it and extend as far as byzantium. The fourteenth book contains an account of the cyclades islands and the region opposite to them, pamphylia, isauria, lycia, pisidia, cilicia as far as seleucia of syria, and that part of asia properly called ionia.
Feb, 2014 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos geography. Strabo was a greek geographer, philosopher, and historian who lived in asia minor during the. Strabo squinty was a term employed by the romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. Geography html at perseus help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. A wikipedia article about this author is available strabo. 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. For ebooks, where available, click on the volume number. Besides this, rivers, being a kind of physical boundaries of the size and figures of countries, are of the greatest use in every part of the present work. 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. Editions of the geography are often decades in the making. Ad 24, was a greek geographer, philosopher and historian. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free.
Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. Geography, volume vi, books 14 loeb classical library no. The author dwells some time on troy, though deserted, on account of its distinction, and the great. It has likewise a lake,321 much larger than that of the artemisium. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo, vol. During these disorders the eunuch continued to be in charge of the fortress and to manage things through promises and courtesies in general, always catering. The sources of the fragments 782 bibliography 789 list of passages cited 793. It is not known when his geography was written, though comments within the work itself place the finished version within the reign. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo vol. Greek authors the geography of strabo, john robert sitlington sterrett volume 1 of the geography of strabo. 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. This is a selective summary of translations of strabos work from ancient greek into modern languages.
But much later, when the books had been damaged by moisture and moths, their. 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. Lacuscurtius strabos geography book xiii chapter 4. Book, chapter 1 including the first portion of that chapter which has some interesting geographic details as well too as a second portion of. Later he made long travels to egypt and kush, among others. 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. Strabo simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. His family had been involved in politics since at least the reign of mithridates v. With an english translation by horace leonard jones. Unbound author heather boushey argued in a prospect roundtable that covid19 has liberated massive public spendingbut americans must beware of austerity demands from the government once the crisis passes lindsay chervinsky, author of the cabinet.
This is the first complete english translation in nearly a century, and the first to make use of recent scholarship on the greek text itself and on the history of geography. The thirteenth book contains the part of asia south of the propontis sea of marmara, the. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of. Lacuscurtius strabos geography book xiii chapter 1 beginning. Strabo was born in a rich family from pontus which had become part of the roman empire a short time before. 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. It affords also pasture for flocks of sheep which are covered 67 with skins, and produce a soft wool.
The date of geographica is a large topic, perhaps because strabo worked on it along with his history for most of his adult life. Geography book xii chapter 3 section 15, amaseia, my. Based in part upon the unfinished version of john robert sitlington sterrett, john robert sitlington. But when they heard bow zealously the attalic kings 1 to whom the city was subject were searching for books to build up the library in pergamum. When the poet says that hypnos and hera came to manyfountained ida, mother of wild beasts, to lectum, where first the two left the sea, he. Athenodorus endowed to strabo three important items. In the seventh book strabo describes the remaining portions of europe. Strabo, geography, book, chapter 1 tufts university. A native of sicily so clearsighted that he could see things at great distance as if they were nearby was also called strabo. Oct 03, 2019 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. Book 555 book 14 599 book 15 645 book 16 689 book 17 731 appendix 1. Here, strabo states that the most acceptable view about the origin of the jews is that which regards them as descended from the egyptians.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. 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. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. A first edition was published in 7 bc followed by a gap, resumption of work and a final edition no later. The application is produced by the ancient world mapping center awmc at the university of north carolina, chapel hill, and marks all locatable. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. 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. The present city has four harbours, one of which will admit a fleet of ships.
Several other family members, including his paternal grandfather had served mithridates vi during the mithridatic wars. The translation is supplemented by a detailed discussion of strabos life and his purpose in writing the geography, as well as the sources that he used. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Geography, volume vi strabo harvard university press. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. A stadia is said to be 7,290 inches18,662 cm or 607. Scan an isbn with your phone use the amazon app to scan isbns and compare prices. Geography book xii chapter 3 section 15, amaseia, my fatherland. Evidence of these things is to be found in the decrees of that time. 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. Full text of the geography of strabo internet archive. After two introductory books, numbers 3 and 4 deal with.
Book 12, chapter 8 no veneti mentioned but some interesting ethnographic details. The present translation of strabo, the great geographer of antiquity, is the first which has been laid before the english public. 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 geography of strabo, volume 1 loeb classical library loeb classical library. He studied under several geographers and philosophers. Although it pursues its course with great depth and breadth, it undergoes an extraordinary contraction of its size by the time it has reached the taurus. Skip to main content this banner text can have markup. Caucasiarum regionum et gentium straboniana descriptio commentario perpetuo illustrata. Geographica strabo 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.
In front of this district, on one side lies the desert of the arabians, on the other are the marshes opposite to the chaldeans, formed by the overflowing of the euphrates, and in another direction is the sea of persia. Strabos other great work, his geographica in 17 books, has survived in its entirety. The thirteenth book contains the part of asia south of the propontis sea of marmara, the whole of the seacoast, and the adjacent islands. How did strabo contribute to the study of geography. We must describe these rivers in detail, with the particulars, which are useful for the purposes of geography, and which have been handed down to us by historians. Strabo was related to dorylaeus on his mothers side. During these disorders the eunuch continued to be in charge of the fortress and to manage things through promises and courtesies in general, always catering to any man who was powerful or near at hand. Roller and published by cambridge university press 2014. He became a keen traveller who saw a large part of italy, various near eastern regions including the black sea, various parts of asia. Gathered here are all 8 volumes of the loeb classical library translation of strabos geography, with greek and english translation by horace leonard jones. The first country on this seaboard is the troad, the fame of which, although it is left in ruins and in desolation, nevertheless prompts in writers no ordinary prolixity. First, near the mesogis, opposite laodiceia, to hierapolis, where are the hot springs and the plutonium, both of which have something marvellous about them.
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