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This study is devoted to the channels through which geographic
knowledge circulated in classical societies outside of textual
transmission. It explores understanding of geography among the
non-elites, as opposed to scholarly and scientific geography solely
in written form which was the province of a very small number of
learned people. It deals with non-literary knowledge of geography,
geography not derived from texts, as it was available to people,
educated or not, who did not read geographic works. This main issue
is composed of two central questions: how, if at all, was
geographic data available outside of textual transmission and in
contexts in which there was no need to write or read? And what
could the public know of geography? In general, three groups of
sources are relevant to this quest: oral communications preserved
in writing; public non-textual performances; and visual artefacts
and monuments. All of these are examined as potential sources for
the aural and visual geographic knowledge of Greco-Roman publics.
This volume will be of interest to anyone working on geography in
the ancient world and to those studying non-elite culture.
The Routledge Companion to Strabo explores the works of Strabo of
Amasia (c. 64 BCE - c. CE 24), a Greek author writing at the prime
of Roman expansion and political empowerment. While his earlier
historiographical composition is almost entirely lost, his major
opus of the Geography includes an encyclopaedic look at the entire
world known at the time: numerous ethnographic, topographic,
historical, mythological, botanical, and zoological details, and
much more. This volume offers various insights to the literary and
historical context of the man and his world. The Companion, in
twenty-eight chapters written by an international group of
scholars, examines several aspects of Strabo's personality, the
political and scholarly environment in which he was active, his
choices as an author, and his ideas of history and geography. This
selection of ongoing Strabonian studies is an invaluable resource
not just for students and scholars of Strabo himself, but also for
anyone interested in ancient geography and in the world of the
early Roman Empire.
Strabo of Amasia offers an intellectual biography of Strabo, a
Greek man of letters, set against the political and cultural
background of Augustan Rome. It offers the first full-scale
interpretation of the man and his life in English. It emphasises
the place and importance of Strabo's Geography and of geography
itself within these intellectual circles. It argues for a deeper
understanding of the fusion of Greek and Roman elements in the
culture of the Roman Empire. Though he wrote in Greek, Strabo must
be regarded as an 'Augustan' writer like Virgil or Livy.
Strabo of Amasia offers an intellectual biography of Strabo, a Greek man of letters, set against the political and cultural background of Augustan Rome. It offers the first full-scale interpretation of the man and his life in English. It emphasises the place and importance of Strabo's Geography and of geography itself within these intellectual circles. It argues for a deeper understanding of the fusion of Greek and Roman elements in the culture of the Roman Empire. Though he wrote in Greek, Strabo must be regarded as an 'Augustan' writer like Virgil or Livy. eBook available with sample pages: EB:0203462181
The Routledge Companion to Strabo explores the works of Strabo of
Amasia (c. 64 BCE - c. CE 24), a Greek author writing at the prime
of Roman expansion and political empowerment. While his earlier
historiographical composition is almost entirely lost, his major
opus of the Geography includes an encyclopaedic look at the entire
world known at the time: numerous ethnographic, topographic,
historical, mythological, botanical, and zoological details, and
much more. This volume offers various insights to the literary and
historical context of the man and his world. The Companion, in
twenty-eight chapters written by an international group of
scholars, examines several aspects of Strabo's personality, the
political and scholarly environment in which he was active, his
choices as an author, and his ideas of history and geography. This
selection of ongoing Strabonian studies is an invaluable resource
not just for students and scholars of Strabo himself, but also for
anyone interested in ancient geography and in the world of the
early Roman Empire.
What were the limits of knowledge of the physical world in Greek
and Roman antiquity? How far did travellers get and what did they
know about far-away regions? How did they describe foreign
countries and peoples? How did they measure the earth, and
distances and heights on it? Ideas about the physical and cultural
world are a key aspect of ancient history, but until now there has
been no up-to-date modern overview of the subject. This book
explores the beginnings and development of geographical ideas in
Classical antiquity and demonstrates technical methods for
describing landscape, topographies and ethnographies. The survey
relies on a variety of sources: philosophical and scientific texts
but also poems and travelogues; papyrological remains and visual
monuments.
What were the limits of knowledge of the physical world in Greek
and Roman antiquity? How far did travellers get and what did they
know about far-away regions? How did they describe foreign
countries and peoples? How did they measure the earth, and
distances and heights on it? Ideas about the physical and cultural
world are a key aspect of ancient history, but until now there has
been no up-to-date modern overview of the subject. This book
explores the beginnings and development of geographical ideas in
Classical antiquity and demonstrates technical methods for
describing landscape, topographies and ethnographies. The survey
relies on a variety of sources: philosophical and scientific texts
but also poems and travelogues; papyrological remains and visual
monuments.
Strabo of Amasia, a Greek geographer of the Augusto-Tiberian
period, observed the Roman world of his time. He collected his
observations in his magnum opus, the Geography, which he described
as a 'Kolossourgia', a colossal statue of a work. This term
reflects not only the work's size in seventeen books, but also its
multi-faceted nature, composed of many different elements like the
detailing on a statue. In this 2005 volume an international team of
Strabo scholars explores those details, discussing the cultural,
political, historical and geographical questions addressed in the
Geography. The collection offers a number of different approaches
to the study of Strabo, from traditional literary and historical
perspectives to newer material and feminist readings. These diverse
themes and approaches inform each other to provide a wide-ranging
exploration of Strabo's work, making the book essential reading for
students of ancient history and ancient geography.
Strabo of Amasia, a Greek geographer of the Augusto-Tiberian
period, observed the Roman world of his time. He collected his
observations in his magnum opus, the Geography, which he described
as a 'Kolossourgia', a colossal statue of a work. This term
reflects not only the work's size in seventeen books, but also its
multi-faceted nature, composed of many different elements like the
detailing on a statue. In this 2005 volume an international team of
Strabo scholars explores those details, discussing the cultural,
political, historical and geographical questions addressed in the
Geography. The collection offers a number of different approaches
to the study of Strabo, from traditional literary and historical
perspectives to newer material and feminist readings. These diverse
themes and approaches inform each other to provide a wide-ranging
exploration of Strabo's work, making the book essential reading for
students of ancient history and ancient geography.
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