Strabo (ca. 64 BCE to ca. 25 CE), an Asiatic Greek of Amasia in
Pontus, studied at Nysa and after 44 BCE at Rome. 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. He was a long time in
Alexandria where he no doubt studied mathematics, astronomy, and
history.
Strabo's historical work is lost, but his most important
"Geography" in seventeen books has survived. 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 Assyria, Babylonia, Syria, and Arabia, 17
with Egypt and Africa. In outline he follows the great mathematical
geographer Eratosthenes, but adds general descriptions of separate
countries including physical, political, and historical details. A
sequel to his historical memoirs, "Geography" is planned apparently
for public servants rather than students--hence the accounts of
physical features and of natural products. On the mathematical side
it is an invaluable source of information about Eratosthenes,
Hipparchus, and Posidonius.
The Loeb Classical Library edition of Strabo is in eight
volumes.
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