About the Author
A native of Pontus (today central northern Turkey along the Black Sea), Strabo is the author of a multivolume Geography that gives a full sense of geographical knowledge of the Roman Empire at the time of Augustus. Although a native of Asia Minor, Strabo spent many years in Rome in circles close to show more the imperial family. During the course of his Roman stay, he adopted tenets of the Stoic philosophy. Strabo's first work, "Historical Sketches," is almost entirely lost. It is said to have recounted known history from the middle of the second century b.c. to the founding of the Roman Empire. Strabo's second work, the Geography, is extant in its entirety. In composing it, Strabo relied heavily on secondary sources, even for areas that he himself knew. He described the world from Spain and Mauritania in the West to India and Persia in the East. Strabo knew next to nothing of northern Europe and Asia or sub-Saharan Africa. In describing the eastern Mediterranean, Strabo was particularly concerned with identifying sites mentioned in Homer, a topic that has fascinated several modern writers, too. Among the many topics in the Geography, Strabo discusses the religious customs of the various areas he describes. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Strabo
The Geography of Strabo: Volume VIII, Book 17 and General Index (Loeb Classical Library) (0017) 77 copies, 1 review
The Geography of Strabo: Volume VII, Books 15-16 (Loeb Classical Library) (0017) 74 copies, 1 review
The Geography of Strabo: An English Translation, with Introduction and Notes (2014) 22 copies, 1 review
Geography: Books 6–14 (English) 13 copies
Γεωγραφικῶν Στ': Μεγάλη Ελλάδα (Άπαντα 6, Σειρά Αρχαία Ελληνική Γραμματεία, "Οι Έλληνες, 245) 3 copies
Géographie: Tome I, 1re partie : Introduction générale. Livre I. (Collection Des Universites De France Serie Grecque) (French Edition) (2003) 3 copies
Géographie: Tome II : Livres III et IV. (Espagne-Gaule). (Collection Des Universites De France Serie Grecque) (French Edition) (1966) 3 copies
Géographie: Tome VII : Livre X. (Grèce). (Collection Des Universites De France Serie Grecque) (French Edition) (2003) 3 copies
Strabons Geographika: Strabons Geographika. Italien, Nordeuropa, Griechenland. Buch V - VIII: Text und Übersetzung: Bd. (2003) 3 copies
Strabons Geographika: Strabons Geographika. Prolegomena. Buch I - IV: Text und Übersetzung: Bd. 1 (2002) 2 copies
Géographie: Tome I, 2e partie : Livre II. (Collection Des Universites De France) (French Edition) (2003) 2 copies
Strabons Geographika: Strabons Geographika. Griechenland. Buch IX - XIII: Text und Übersetzung: Bd. 3 (2005) 2 copies
Coğrafya 1 copy
Γεωγραφικῶν Ζ': Ανατολική Ευρώπη - Βόρεια Ελλάδα (Άπαντα 7, Σειρά Αρχαία Ελληνική Γραμματεία, "Οι… 1 copy
Tratado sobre España antigua 1 copy
Geografia I 1 copy
Geografia II 1 copy
Libro Tercero De La Geografía De Estrabón, Que Comprehende Un Tratado Sobre España Antigua... (Spanish Edition) (2018) 1 copy
La grandeza de Roma 2010 1 copy
AGORA (4): Openbare Ruimte 1 copy
Geography 13.1.1 1 copy
Γεωγραφικῶν Α': Εισαγωγή - Κριτική στον Ερατοσθένη (Άπαντα 1, Σειρά Αρχαία Ελληνική Γραμματεία, "Οι… (1994) 1 copy
Γεωγραφικῶν ΙΖ': Αφρική: Αίγυπτος (Άπαντα 17, Σειρά Αρχαία Ελληνική Γραμματεία, "Οι Έλληνες", 256) 1 copy
Γεωγραφικῶν ΙΣΤ': Ασσυρία - Βαβυλωνία - Περσία (Άπαντα 16, Σειρά Αρχαία Ελληνική Γραμματεία, "Οι… 1 copy
Γεωγραφικῶν ΙΔ': Από την Ιωνία στην Κιλικία (Άπαντα 14, Σειρά Αρχαία Ελληνική Γραμματεία, "Οι… 1 copy
Γεωγραφικῶν Ι': Δυτική Ελλάδα - Νησιά του Αιγαίου (Άπαντα 10, Σειρά Αρχαία Ελληνική Γραμματεία, "Οι… 1 copy
Γεωγραφικῶν Θ': Ανατολική Ελλάδα (Άπαντα 9, Σειρά Αρχαία Ελληνική Γραμματεία, "Οι Έλληνες", 248) 1 copy
Strabo's Geography Volume IV: Greek and English Parallel Translation (Hopkins Classical Collection) 1 copy
Γεωγραφικῶν Ε': Άλπεις - Ιταλία (Άπαντα 5, Σειρά Αρχαία Ελληνική Γραμματεία, "Οι Έλληνες", 244) 1 copy
Il Medio Oriente di Strabone: libro 16. della Geografia: introduzione, traduzione e commento (2002) 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Strabo
- Other names
- Estrabón
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- 64/63 BCE
- Date of death
- 24 CE
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- geographer
- Nationality
- Roman Empire
- Birthplace
- Amasya, Turkey (then Amaseia, Kingdom of Pontus)
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- Amasya, Turkey
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New translation of Strabo's Geography in Ancient History (January 2025)
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Strabo intended his “Geography” to be a handbook for leaders of the early Roman Empire as well a contribution to scholarship in its own right. He often presents a bewildering cascade of names and places, but just as often folds in fascinating cultural, historical, and mythological insights and speculations. His work is a landmark achievement and an intriguing snapshot of an ancient world which no longer exists, but which was every bit as complex and colorful as our own.
Strabo: Geography , Volume VIII, Book 17 and General Index (Loeb Classical Library No. 267) by Strabo
Strabo was the geographer of the Ancient World. He not only traveled, but he relied on the recorded geographies of other writers to fill the gaps in his knowledge (which was pretty extensive). It is interesting to read of those places we are familiar with but as they were two thousand years ago. Not for those who aren't interested in the ancient world.
Strabo was the geographer of the Ancient World. He not only traveled, but he relied on the recorded geographies of other writers to fill the gaps in his knowledge (which was pretty extensive). It is interesting to read of those places we are familiar with but as they were two thousand years ago. Not for those who aren't interested in the ancient world.
Strabo was the geographer of the Ancient World. He not only traveled, but he relied on the recorded geographies of other writers to fill the gaps in his knowledge (which was pretty extensive). It is interesting to read of those places we are familiar with but as they were two thousand years ago. Not for those who aren't interested in the ancient world.
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