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. The geography of strabo, volume 1 loeb classical library loeb classical library. 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. With an english translation by horace leonard jones. Strabo the greek historian and geographer of the augustan age reported. Strabos geography includes the knowledge of many previous greek writers, such as eratosthenes, therefore it offers an excellent opportunity to study through toponyms the influences of other the so called preindoeuropean languages on the greek language considered indoeuropean. This is a selective summary of translations of strabos work from ancient greek into modern languages. A stadia is said to be 7,290 inches18,662 cm or 607. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo, vol. Strabo simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Based in part upon the unfinished version of john robert sitlington sterrett. He was born in a wealthy family from amaseia in pontus modern amasya turkey, which had recently become part of the roman empire. 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. Geography, volume viii strabo harvard university press. 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. Geographica wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Geographica strabo strabo is mostly famous for his 17volume work geographica, which presented a descriptive history of people and places from different regions of. Project gutenbergs the geography of strabo, volume iii of 3, by strabo this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions. Cambridge university press publishes the geography of. Mar 31, 2014 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. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of. These manuscripts are not identical, each containing errors that have arisen in the process of transcription.
Rollers remarkable new english translation of strabos geography is now available from cambridge university press isbn. Strabo, geography, books 117 in 8 volumes loeb classical library. Full search options are on the right side and top of the page. Based in part upon the unfinished version of john robert sitlington sterrett, john robert sitlington. After transalpine celtica and the tribes which hold this country, i must tell about the alps themselves and the people who inhabit them, and then about the whole of italy, keeping the same order in my description as is given me by the nature of the country. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos geography. 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. The translation is supplemented by a detailed discussion of strabo s life and his purpose in writing the geography, as well as the sources that he used. Strabo n 1 was a greek geographer, philosopher, and historian who lived in asia minor during the transitional period of the roman republic into the roman empire. After transalpine celtica and the tribes which hold this country, i must tell about the alps themselves and the people who inhabit them, and then about the whole of italy, keeping the same order in. Strabo and the identities of the barbarians from illyricum.
Skip to main content this banner text can have markup. Edicion ed from biology 201 at islamia university of view full document right arrow icon. For in the time of psammitichus, and when cyaxares was king of the medes, some milesians with 30 vessels steered into the bolbitine. 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. How did strabo contribute to the study of geography. The ancient greek city of epidamnos or epidamnus greek. Strabo 64 bc 25 ad was an asiatic greek, and a keen traveller, who spent a substantial part of his life studying in alexandria. Perseus, athena and head of medusa, apulian redfigure krater c4th b.
Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. He was the son of the argive princess danae who was locked away in a bronze chamber by her father akrisios acrisius who lived in fear of a prophecy that he would one day be killed by her son. For in the time of psammitichus, and when cyaxares was king of the medes, some milesians with 30 vessels steered into the bolbitine mouth, disembarked there, and built the abovementioned fortress. 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. 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. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make. Although strabo quotes it himself, and other classical authors mention that it existed, the only surviving document is a fragment of papyrus now in possession of the university of milan renumbered papyrus 46. He studied under various geographers and philosophers. And here we must previously adduce the opinions of eratosthenes. We shall then give an account of africa, which remains to complete this treatise on geography. Geographica strabo strabo is mostly famous for his 17volume work geographica, which presented a descriptive history of people and places from different regions of the world known to his era. It is said to have been founded by helios, a son of perseus.
Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Aristotles politics several times draws for examples on the internal government of epidamnos, which was run as a tight oligarchy that appointed a ruling magistrate. Ad 24 was a greek historian, geographer and philosopher. Author of geography, volume i, geography, volume ii, and geographika. There was a statue of iacchus, kept in a temple at athens. The fourth book contains a description of the regions about gaul, spain, and the alps on this side, towards italy. And one comes also to a plain called leuke, then to a city called cyparissia, which is situated on a peninsula and has a harbor.
Then follows the watchtower of perseus, 43 and the fortress of the milesians. Feb, 2014 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. 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. After the bolbitine mouth there runs out to a great distance a low and sandy promontory. Iacchus was one of the deities, along with demeter and kore, worshipped as part of the eleusinian mysteries. Modern editions of strabos geography are based on the thirty or so manuscripts that have survived from the middle ages. This is a selective summary of translations of strabo s work from ancient greek into modern languages. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. List of works by strabo, part of the internet classics archive. For ebooks, where available, click on the volume number. The geography of strabo with an english translation by horace leonard jones. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Home collections texts perseus catalog research grants open source about help hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. Gathered here are all 8 volumes of the loeb classical library translation of strabos geography, with greek and english translation by horace leonard jones on facing pages.
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. 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. Roller and published by cambridge university press 2014. Enter a perseus citation to go to another section or work. Gathered here are all 8 volumes of the loeb classical library translation of strabos geography, with greek and english translation by horace leonard jones. The present translation of strabo, the great geographer of antiquity, is the first. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books. Strabo, geography, book 1, chapter 1, section 1 perseus.
By arouraestrabo refers tothe aegyptian landmeasure. Geography is a vital source for ancient geography and informative about ancient geographers. Project gutenbergs the geography of strabo, volume iii of 3, by strabo this. Likewise of britain, and of certain islands in the ocean which are habitable, together with the country of the barbarians, and the nations dwelling beyond the danube. Greek authors the geography of strabo, john robert sitlington sterrett volume 1 of the geography of strabo. But according to others, it was erythras the son of perseus who was the king of. Dec, 2010 strabo 64 bc 25 ad was an asiatic greek, and a keen traveller, who spent a substantial part of his life studying in alexandria. Strabo, geography, books 117 in 8 volumes loeb classical. The late 1stcentury bc geographer strabo called him the leaderinchief or founder of the mysteries.
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