Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos. Strabos account of india is found in the first portion of the fifteenth book of his. He studied under several geographers and philosophers. 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, 11 14 with the main regions of asia and with asia minor, 15 with india and iran, 16.
Some, as we know, have divided it into three parts, calling its inhabitants aquitani, belgae, and celtae. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books. His family had been involved in politics since at least the reign of mithridates v. Next, i must discuss the aquitani, and the tribes which have been included within their boundaries,link to the editors note at the bottom of this page namely, the fourteen galatic tribes which inhabit the country between the garumna and the liger, some of which reach even to the riverland of the rhone and to the plains.
Strabos cultural geography strabo of amasia, a greek geographer of the augustotiberian. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. 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. Strabo squinty was a term employed by the romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. Roller and published by cambridge university press 2014. He has gained popularity for his profiling of each country in. Modern editions of strabos geography are based on the thirty or so manuscripts that have survived from the middle ages. Geography book xii chapter 3 section 15, amaseia, my. Chapter 1 account of india by the greek writer strabo ibiblio. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus.
A beautiful little book that helps to introduce the core concepts of geography and provides an ideal framework for relating other fields of knowledge and academia. 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. In ad 14, the emperor augustus had died and been succeeded by his adopted son and heir, tiberius. The geography of strabo, volume ii of 3 ebook by strabo. These manuscripts are not identical, each containing errors that have arisen in the process of transcription. Strabos cultural geography by daniela dueck, 9780521175104, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A first edition was published in 7 bc followed by a gap, resumption of work and a final edition no later. Different approaches are offered to the study of strabo, from traditional literary and historical perspectives to newer material and feminist readings. As we pass from europe to asia in our geography, the northern division is the first of the two divisions to which we come. Strabo was related to dorylaeus on his mothers side. Strabo was born in a rich family from pontus which had become part of the roman empire a short time before.
These diverse approaches inform each other to provide a wideranging exploration of strabos work, making the book essential reading for students of ancient history and ancient geography. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. This is a selective summary of translations of strabos work from ancient greek into modern. 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. With an english translation by horace leonard jones. 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. Several other family members, including his paternal grandfather had served mithridates vi during the mithridatic wars. 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.
This is a selective summary of translations of strabos work from ancient greek into modern languages. Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. In addition, this lengthy and complex work contains a. 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. Book ii reports on a commentary of hipparchus on the geography of eratosthenes. 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. Books 1 and 2 are an introduction to the whole worka history of geography before strabo with long passages in defense of homers knowledge and in criticism of particular theories. Later he made long travels to egypt and kush, among others. Asia is adjacent to europe, bordering thereon along the tanais river. Based in part upon the unfinished version of john robert sitlington sterrett, john robert sitlington.
Strabo was born to an affluent family from amaseia in pontus in presentday turkey in around 64 bc. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of the state of greek geographical. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 literally translated, with notes language. A wikipedia article about this author is available strabo. I have already indicated roughly both the shape and the size of this country. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators. Geography is a fundamental fascination with, and a crucial method for, understanding the way the world works. How did strabo contribute to the study of geography. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. 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. A stadia is said to be 7,290 inches18,662 cm or 607.
Featured audio all audio latest this just in grateful dead netlabels old time radio 78 rpms and cylinder recordings. 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. Greek authors the geography of strabo, john robert sitlington sterrett volume 1 of the geography of strabo. Of the islands which lie off iberia, the two pityussae, and the two gymnesiae which are also called the baliarides,link to the editors note at the bottom of this page lie off the stretch of coast that is between tarraco and sucro, whereon saguntum is situated. Read the geography of strabo, volume ii of 3 by strabo available from rakuten kobo. 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. He said that there is an intimate relationship between history and geography. Strabos treatise geography is considered as the most important geographical work that has come down to us from the classical period.
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. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Strabos main contribution was in the field of historical geography. Pdf relations between scythians and greeks in black see area. Strabo simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Page numbers in brackets below are references to pothecary 2002, unless. 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 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. A native of sicily so clearsighted that he could see things at great distance as if they were nearby was also called strabo. 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.
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