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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
A lively new translation of Strabo’s complete Geography—an
encyclopedic guide to the ancient world of the first century
CE—connecting it with the world of the twenty-first century
Strabo’s Geography is an encyclopedic description of the ancient
world as it appeared to a contemporary observer in the early Roman
Empire. Information about taming elephants, collecting saffron,
producing asphalt, and practicing yoga is found alongside accounts
of prostitution, volcanic activity, religious festivals, and
obscure eastern dynasties—all set against the shifting backdrop
of political power in the first century CE. Traveling around the
Mediterranean, Strabo gathered knowledge of places and people,
supplementing his first-hand experiences with an immense amount of
reading to create a sweeping chronicle that attempts to answer the
implicit questions “Who are we?” and “Where do we come
from?” Sarah Pothecary’s new translation of Strabo’s complete
Geography makes this important work more accessible, relevant, and
enjoyable than ever before. Conveying the informal, lively, and
almost journalistic style of Strabo’s Greek, this translation
connects the ancient and modern worlds by providing modern names
and maps for places mentioned in the text, a generous page layout,
and marginal notes, allowing readers to appreciate Strabo’s work
directly and immediately. The result mimics what Strabo was doing
two thousand years ago—relating the rapidly changing present of
his original readers to their own ancient past. A remarkable
translation of Strabo’s remarkable window on the ancient world,
this is essential reading for anyone interested in how we look at
both antiquity and the world today.
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