Geography html at perseus help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. We have treated these subjects at length in the first book of the geography. An english translation, with introduction and notes. Strabo provides us with location of people and rivers, mountains. According to strabo the tyrians paid particular attention to the sciences of numbers, navigation, and astronomy. Strabo was born in a rich family from pontus which had become part of the roman empire a short time before. These deaths lay in the future when strabo wrote about the relatives of augustus in book 5. Geography is a vital source for ancient geography and informative about ancient geographers. For e books, where available, click on the volume number. Strabo, geography, books 117 in 8 volumes loeb classical library. It is in the shape of a parallelogram, surrounded by a wooden wall. Modern editions of strabo s geography are based on the thirty or so manuscripts that have survived from the middle ages. Strabo was born in a wealthy family from amaseia in pontus modern amasya turkey, geography book xii chapter 3 section 15, amaseia, my fatherland.
Bill thayer, books 19, 15 17 perseus, books 614 perseus, books 117. His geography is a description of the cultural and geopolitical world of that time, as well as an account of how the physical world was then perceived. Walter william rouse ball a short account of the history of mathematics 1888 strabo, traveling in north africa. Internet archive bookreader strabo, geography, books 117 in 8 volumes loeb classical library internet archive bookreader strabo, geography, books 117 in 8 volumes loeb classical library. This helps clarify what the historians were saying, which sometimes.
Book 555 book 14 599 book 15 645 book 16 689 book 17 731 appendix 1. Several other family members, including his paternal grandfather had served mithridates vi during the mithridatic wars. Caucasiarum regionum et gentium straboniana descriptio commentario perpetuo illustrata. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make. Strabo, geography, books 117 in 8 volumes loeb classical. Strabo states the width of persia 4,400 stadia or about 800 km and its length towards the caspian to be. The third 15 in rank is the dacian priesthood of jupiter, inferior to this, but still of importance. Strabo was born to an affluent family from amaseia in pontus in presentday turkey in around 64 bc. Full text of the geography of strabo internet archive. An english translation, with introduction and notes roller, duane w. Geography, volume vii strabo harvard university press. Palibothra, in length 80, and in breadth 15 stadia.
Strabo was related to dorylaeus on his mothers side. A wikipedia article about this author is available strabo. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free. These manuscripts are not identical, each containing errors that have arisen in the process of transcription. 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. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. 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. Strabo was at work some two thousand years ago, in the early days of the roman empire. A stadia is said to be 7,290 inches18,662 cm or 607. He studied under several geographers and philosophers.
At present we shall make a few remarks on the operations of nature and of providence conjointly. Geographika, or geography, is an encyclopedia of geographical knowledge, consisting of 17 books, written in greek by strabo, an educated citizen of the. At the confluence of the ganges and of another river the erannoboas is situated the city palibothra, in length 80, and in breadth 15 stadia. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books. It is surrounded with lofty mountains, which extend to the coast, so that it is strongly. There is at this place a body of salt water, having the circumference of a considerable lake. 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. Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. His family had been involved in politics since at least the reign of mithridates v.
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. Strabo s words in book 5 thus came to have a greater compass than he had originally intended. Texts of individual books of strabo s geography and commentaries on specific regions. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. By purchasing books through this website, you support our nonprofit organization. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo, vol. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of. After two introductory books, numbers 3 and 4 deal with. Strabo simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Pallene and phlegra is most commonly called nowadays kassandra, or peninsula of kassandra. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system. Strabo focuses on how the world of the political present emerged from the world of the political past. The sources of the fragments 782 bibliography 789 list of passages cited 793. Geography, volume viii strabo harvard university press.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Geography, volume ii strabo harvard university press. Lacuscurtius strabos geography book xv chapter 1 1. Later he made long travels to egypt and kush, among others. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. 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 is not known when his geography was written, though comments within the work itself place the finished version within the reign of emperor tiberius. 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. This is a very good source of information about history although it is geography. The city lies in the recess of the saronic gulf, with a coasting navigation of 15 stadia, and its aspect is towards the point of summer sunrise. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. The 15th and 16th books contain a description of the second portion of asia, namely, the southern or the other side of taurus.
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