Strabo geography book 13

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. For ebooks, where available, click on the volume number. The geography of strabo, volume 2 of 3 by strabo free. Ad 24, was a greek geographer, philosopher and historian. Ad 24 was a greek geographer who was born in pontus modern turkey and travelled in the eastern mediterranean. Numerous educational institutions recommend us, including oxford university, michigan state university, and university of minnesota we have also been recommended for educational use by the following publications.

Roller published his translation, the geography of strabo, in 2014. Geography, volume vi strabo harvard university press. Strabo, geography, book, chapter 1 tufts university. The geography of strabo 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. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. 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.

A first edition was published in 7 bc followed by a gap, resumption of work and a final edition no later. The poets declare that the wisest heroes were those who visited many places and roamed over the world. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. A history of ancient geography among the greeks and romans 1959 dover publications new york.

This can be confusing for the newcomer to strabo, especially since the entries in library catalogues are often garbled. The routledge companion to strabo explores the works of strabo of amasia c. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. This is a selective summary of translations of strabos work from ancient greek into modern languages. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos. Strabo and probably eratosthenes noted that geography was the concern of the. 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, they hid their books underground in a kind of trench. 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. 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. He became a keen traveller who saw a large part of italy, various near eastern regions including the black sea, various parts of asia. Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. In this massive new volume, he provides a detailed exegesis of strabos text.

The geography of strabo book 17 download ebook pdf, epub. 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. Jones, horace leonard translator and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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. First, near the mesogis, opposite laodiceia, to hierapolis, where are the hot springs and the plutonium, both of which have something marvellous about them. A kind of hegemony is held over these places by pergamum, which is a famous city and for a long time prospered along with the attalic kings.

This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on wednesday, january , 2016. His text about gaul draws heavily upon posidonius, although he also uses polybius and pythaes as sources. 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. Geography, volume vi, books 14 loeb classical library no.

Feb, 2014 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by. 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. A stadia is said to be 7,290 inches18,662 cm or 607. I have already indicated roughly both the shape and the size of this country. Roller and published by cambridge university press 2014.

At any rate, aristotle bequeathed his own library to theophrastus, to whom he also left his school. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books. 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. Ancient geography, early works to 1800, geography, greek language materials. The routledge companion to strabo 1st edition daniela. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Ce 24, a greek author writing at the prime of roman expansion and political empowerment. Strabo meaning squinty, as in strabismus was a term employed by the romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. A wikipedia article about this author is available strabo.

The list below spells out the contents of each edition on a per volume basis. Strabo of amasia, a greek geographer of the augustotiberian period, observed the roman world of his time. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. A historical and topographical guide to the geography of. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of. Gathered here are all 8 volumes of the loeb classical library translation of strabo s geography, with greek and english translation by horace leonard jones on facing pages. He collected his observations in his magnum opus, the geography, which he described as a kolossourgia, a colossal statue of a work. 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 geography of strabo, volume 2 of 3 by strabo free ebook. In his 17 books, divided into three volumes, strabo deals with ancient physical geography and chorography, by which he means political geography. Editions of the geography are often decades in the making. 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. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.

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. It affords also pasture for flocks of sheep which are covered 67 with skins, and produce a soft wool. Click download or read online button to get the geography of strabo book 17 book now. These are the sources and citations used to research strabo. Scan an isbn with your phone use the amazon app to scan isbns and compare prices. 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. It has likewise a lake,321 much larger than that of the artemisium. The geographical extent of the books of the geography. The sources of the fragments 782 bibliography 789 list of passages cited 793. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free ebook. Geography, volume viii strabo harvard university press. Buy the geography of strabo by translated by duane w.

While his earlier historiographical composition is almost entirely lost, his major opus of the geography includes an encyclopaedic look at the entire world known at the time. 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. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos geography. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Geography is a vital source for ancient geography and informative about ancient geographers. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Feb, 2014 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Geography html at perseus help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. A native of sicily so clearsighted that he could see things at great distance as if they were nearby was also called strabo. Book 555 book 14 599 book 15 645 book 16 689 book 17 731 appendix 1. And now i shall unhesitatingly use those decisions as accepted, and shall also add something else for the purpose of clearness seems to require it, it was particularly apparent from my former discussion that the summary account set forth in the third book of his geography by eratosthenes of what was in his time regarded as india, that is, when. Discover book depositorys huge selection of strabo books online.