The date and method of composition of strabos geography jstor. Geography, volume vi, books 14 loeb classical library no. Strabo provides us with location of people and rivers, mountains. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books. Caucasiarum regionum et gentium straboniana descriptio commentario perpetuo illustrata. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free. He says artemidorus is wrong in claiming a size of 100 times larger and that he could not. Document view map view annotation statistics download options log in new to recogito. For ebooks, where available, click on the volume number. Geography html at perseus help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. Ad 24 was a greek geographer who was born in pontus modern turkey and travelled in the eastern mediterranean. Strabos work,which was extremely long, was divided into.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Often called the father of history, herodotus was a greek historian who is referred to as one of the most reliable sources of history. 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. An english translation, with introduction and notes. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
Geographika, or geography, is an encyclopedia of geographical knowledge, consisting of 17 books, written in greek by strabo, an educated citizen of the. As i proceed i must speak of things in detail as they now are, but i shall touch slightly upon things as they were in earlier times whenever this is. The accounts both of the phrygians and of the mysians go back to earlier times than the trojan war. Today, we are going to focus on two scholars who were a vital piece in the field of geography, herodotus and strabo. For the kings in our times who preceded archelaus usually divided the kingdom of cappadocia in this manner. 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.
In regions 3800 stadia north of byzantium the longest day consists of sixteen equinoctial hours. His text about gaul draws heavily upon posidonius, although he also uses polybius and pythaes as sources. Geography, volume vi strabo harvard university press. Strabo was a greek geographer, philosopher, and historian who lived in asia minor during the. Cambridge core classical studies general strabos cultural geography edited by daniela dueck. An english translation, with introduction and notes roller, duane w. 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. Geography, volume iii, books 67 loeb classical library no. Full text of the geography of strabo internet archive. The 12th book commences with a detailed account of anatolia, and contains the northern part. Click download or read online button to get the geography of strabo book 17 book now.
At present we shall make a few remarks on the operations of nature and of providence. We fancy that the method which we have adopted in the division of our subject, up to this point, has been correct. Many have testified to the amount of knowledge which this subject requires, and hipparchus, in his strictures on eratosthenes, well observes, that no one can become really proficient in geography, either as a private individual or as a professor, without an acquaintance with astronomy, and. These manuscripts are not identical, each containing errors that have arisen in the process of transcription. This helps clarify what the historians were saying, which sometimes. The geography of strabo volume iii by jones, h and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A wikipedia article about this author is available strabo. Strabo wrote the geography between the years 1718 and 2324. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived.
The pyramus, 12 which has its source in the middle of the plain, is navigable throughout cataonia. 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. The treasure houses clearly indicate its wealth, and also the plundering done by the phocians, which kindled the phocian war, or. Since euboea lies parallel to the whole of the coast from sunium.
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. Skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. A first edition was published in 7 bc followed by a gap, resumption of work and a final edition no later.
The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo, vol. Geography is a vital source for ancient geography and informative about ancient geographers. In turkey, afyonkarahisar stands out as a capital city of thermal and spa, an. The geography of strabo book 17 download ebook pdf, epub. There is a large subterraneous channel, through which the water flows underground to a great distance. 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. Among illustrious persons in ancient times natives of ephesus were. Modern editions of strabos geography are based on the thirty or so manuscripts that have survived from the middle ages. 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. Project gutenbergs the geography of strabo, volume iii of 3, 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. You may begin reading the english translation as well as the greek version and a greek version. 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.
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. 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. 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. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of the state of greek geographical. One of the earliest systematic works of geography, strabo s book offers a revealing insight into the state of ancient scholarship, and remained influential for many centuries after the authors death. Having thus given a general view of geography, it will now be proper to describe each separate country in detail, as we engaged to do.
One of the earliest systematic works of geography, strabos book offers a revealing insight into the state of ancient scholarship, and remained influential for many centuries after the authors death. In addition, this lengthy and complex work contains a. And, as i have said before, they wandered in ancient times over many regions of europe. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo vol. Lecture 1 where, when and who almagest books 1 and 2 the celestial sphere numbers and angles sexagesimal base60 obliquity and latitude and the related instruments plane geometry and trigonometry, the chord tables spherical trigonometry, circles on the celestial sphere. Available in shop from just two hours, subject to availability. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of. 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. We have treated these subjects at length in the first book of the geography. This is a selective summary of translations of strabos work from ancient greek into modern languages. See more ideas about ancient greek city, modern world history and geography. This is a very good source of information about history although it is geography. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos.
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