With an english translation by horace leonard jones. I have already indicated roughly both the shape and the size of this country. Geography the magnificient ethiopians rasta livewire. In ad 14, the emperor augustus had died and been succeeded by his adopted son and heir, tiberius. The geography of strabo volume 2 by strabo it was amazing 5. We have treated these subjects at length in the first book of the geography. Strabo provides us with location of people and rivers, mountains. The geography of strabo, volume 1 loeb classical library loeb classical library. The fifth book contains a description of italy from the roots of the alps to the strait of sicily, the gulf of taranto, and the region about posidonium.
Divide and rule can be used by states to weaken enemy military alliances. So great indeed is italy, and much as we have described it. A stadia is said to be 7,290 inches18,662 cm or 607. Alexander the great, prester john, strabo of amasia, and. Ptolemy and strabo and their conversation with appeles and. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated. Several other family members, including his paternal grandfather had served mithridates vi during the mithridatic wars. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo vol. 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.
However, the road approaches so close to the rocks that in many. An english translation, with introduction and notes. Modern editions of strabos geography are based on the thirty or so manuscripts that have survived from the middle ages. They leave no room for a road along the sea, but the road from the isthmus to megara and attica passes above them. A 19th and early 20th century approach to the study of geography which argued that the general laws sought by human geographers could be found in the physical sciences. Full text of the geography of strabo internet archive. This helps clarify what the historians were saying, which sometimes was not true. You may begin reading the english translation as well as the greek version and a greek version. Once the alliance weakens or dissolves, a vacuum will allow the state to achieve military dominance.
For ebooks, where available, click on the volume number. 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. A first edition was published in 7 bc followed by a gap, resumption of work and a final edition no later. Geography was therefore the study of how the physical environment caused human activities. A few people have excelled as seafarers, prominent among them the austronesians islander southeast asians, malagasy, islander melanesians, micronesians, and. Strabo was born to an affluent family from amaseia in pontus in presentday turkey in around 64 bc. This work is only provided via the perseus project at tufts university.
The geography of strabo is the only surviving work of its type in greek. Strabo geography there remain of europe, first, macedonia and the parts of thrace that are contiguous to it and extend as far as byzantium. Based in part upon the unfinished version of john robert sitlington sterrett, john robert sitlington. This is a selective summary of translations of strabos work from ancient greek into. Karen ni mheallaigh reminds us that pseudodocumentation or the makingup of sources, inscriptions, archaeologies, etc. Throughout the later middle ages strabos geography was known in greek codices in the form of complete editions as well as in excerpts. Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. On the operations of nature, that all things converge to a point, namely, the centre of the whole, and assume a spherical shape around it. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. 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. Mar 31, 2014 buy the geography of strabo by translated by duane w.
Buy the geography of strabo by translated by duane w. Strabos cultural geography strabo of amasia, a greek geographer of the augustotiberian period, observed the roman world of his time. He said that there is an intimate relationship between history and geography. Geographika, or geography, is an encyclopedia of geographical knowledge, consisting of 17 books, written in greek by strabo, an educated citizen of the. The glory of the city strabo the romans paved the roads, cut through hills, and filled up valleys, so that the merchandise may be conveyed by carriage from the ports. Our flexible, affordable, entirely digital readers help you focus your classroom on primary sources. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books. 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.
He annexed to the kingdom of pontus the seacoast towards the west as far as heracleia, 30 the birthplace of heracleides the. A history of ancient geography among the greeks and romans. He collected his observationsinhismagnumopus,thegeography,whichhedescribed as a kolossourgia, a colossal statue of a work. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos. The history of navigation is the history of seamanship, the art of directing vessels upon the open sea through the establishment of its position and course by means of traditional practice, geometry, astronomy, or special instruments. A modern editor notes how and where the wording of one manuscript differs from another and decides what form of. Putnam, 19171932, also by horace leonard jones and j. Between geography and history 1999 clarendon press oxford. 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. This is a selective summary of translations of strabos work from ancient greek into modern languages. At present we shall make a few remarks on the operations of nature and of providence conjointly. The fourteenth book contains an account of the cyclades islands and the region opposite to them, pamphylia, isauria, lycia, pisidia, cilicia as far as.
In addition, this lengthy and complex work contains a vast amount of information on other topics, including the journey of alexander the great. Po after having pursued its course through the country of the salassi1521 into. 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. His family had been involved in politics since at least the reign of mithridates v. 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. Offering a window into the lost world of classical rome and greece, strabos geography is a major source for the study of ancient geography. 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. Strabos main contribution was in the field of historical geography. 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.
Offering a window into the lost world of classical rome and greece, strabos geography is a major source for the study of ancient geography, while providing important information on greek cultic history and early theories of the nature of the world. Strabo was related to dorylaeus on his mothers side. This usually happens when propaganda is disseminated within the enemy states in an attempt to raise doubts about the alliance. The present translation of strabo, the great geographer of antiquity, is the first which has been laid before the english public. History of macedonia ancient writers about macedonia strabo. At any rate, aristotle bequeathed his own library to theophrastus, to whom he also left his school. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A wikipedia article about this author is available strabo. This is a very good source of information about history although it is geography. Geography html at perseus help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. These manuscripts are not identical, each containing errors that have arisen in the process of transcription. Roller and published by cambridge university press 2014. West central hellas and the hellenic islands part 1. 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.
Caucasiarum regionum et gentium straboniana descriptio commentario perpetuo illustrata. The present translation of strabo, the great geographer of antiquity, is the first which. At milestone documents, we believe that engaging with historys original voices is exciting for students and liberating for instructors. Some, as we know, have divided it into three parts, calling its inhabitants aquitani, belgae, and celtae. An asiatic greek in the time of augustus, strabo was a keen voyager that explored the four corners of the ancient world and compiled an important geography in seventeen books on his travels. 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. 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. Strabo, geography, books 117 in 8 volumes loeb classical. Dec 15, 2012 karen ni mheallaigh reminds us that pseudodocumentation or the makingup of sources, inscriptions, archaeologies, etc. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
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 the magnificient ethiopians damtew gizaw says. He wrote that italy has a protected geographical location because of which the people of this country are more advance and developed. 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. 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. His kingdom consisted of the country bounded by the halys, 27 extending to the tibareni, 28 to armenia, to the territory within the halys, extending as far as amastris, 29 and to some parts of paphlagonia. The geography of strabo, volume i of 3 by strabo hellenica world. Greek authors the geography of strabo, john robert sitlington sterrett volume 1 of the geography of strabo. Title page from isaac casaubon s 1620 edition of geographica. 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.
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