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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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