Ce 24, a greek author writing at the prime of roman expansion and political empowerment. Eratosthenes had combined astronomical data with coast and road measurements, but strabo found his work lacking in precision. It contains ancient metropolitan cities from the indus valley such as lothal, dholavira and gola dhoro. Geography, volume iii, books 67 loeb classical library no. In front of this district, on one side lies the desert of the arabians, on the other are the marshes opposite to the chaldeans, formed by the overflowing of the euphrates, and in another direction is the sea of persia. The geography of strabo 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. He presents a fascinating picture of how the world appeared to the greeks and romans of the late 1st century bce and early 1st century ce. Ptolemy and strabo and their conversation with appeles and. Some, as we know, have divided it into three parts, calling its inhabitants aquitani, belgae, and celtae. The fifth book contains a description of italy from the roots of the alps to the strait of sicily, the gulf of taranto, and the region about posidonium. He was a long time in alexandria where he no doubt studied mathematics, astronomy, and history. The country next in order after the aquitanian division and narbonitis reaches as far as the whole of the rhenus, extending from the liger river and also from the rhodanus at the point where the rhodanus, after it runs down from its source, touches lugdunum.
By purchasing books through this website, you support our nonprofit organization. The tradition of the minor greek geographers 1952 10 4 with plate b. It appears from cluvier that the people who inhabit the banks of the silaro are not acquainted with any circumstances which might corroborate the statement. Any one such volume of a modern edition may contain more than one of the seventeen books into which the geography has been divided since antiquity. 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. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos geography. I have already indicated roughly both the shape and the size of this country. The work is more than just a geography book, however. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo. The province of aquitania is located in southwestern gaul. With an english translation by horace leonard jones. The geography of strabo cambridge university press. Kurds and kurdistan permanent dead link, see section iii history, subsection a origins and preislamic history, encyclopaedia of islam.
Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. The via aquitania was a roman road created in 118 bc in the roman province of gaul. The geographica, or geography, is an encyclopedia of geographical knowledge, consisting of 17 books, written in greek and attributed to strabo, an educated citizen of the roman empire of greek descent. Strabo s most popular book is delphi complete works of strabo geography illustrated delphi anci.
Strabo, geography, books 117 in 8 volumes loeb classical. The margins at the beginning and end have been gnawed away by mice, so that most of the scholia on i and viiiix are. The routledge companion to strabo 1st edition daniela. The primary mss of strabos geography are as follows. Strabo wrote the geography between the years 1718 and 2324. Gujarat was one of the main central areas of the indus valley civilisation. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. The first two books, in effect, provide a definition of the aims and methods of geography by criticizing earlier works and authors. In addition, this lengthy and complex work contains a vast amount of information on other topics.
Strabos most popular book is delphi complete works of strabo geography illustrated delphi anci. The geography of strabo, volume 2 strabo full view 1903. When you buy books using these links the internet archive may earn a small commission. Texts of individual books of strabo s geography and commentaries on specific regions. Geography, volume iv, books 89 loeb classical library no. The via aquitania begins in narbonne, where it connects to the via domitia. Jul 31, 2020 the geography of strabo by strabo, unknown edition. The fourth book contains a description of the regions about gaul, spain, and the alps on this side, towards italy. 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. After having commenced with the nations about the alps, and the apennine mountains which are near to these, we proceeded from thence and passed through that portion of the hither country lying between the tyrrhenian sea and the apennine mountains, which incline towards the adriatic, as far as the samnites and the campani. 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.
We have treated these subjects at length in the first book of the geography. The via aquitania was the main roman road in the province of aquitania. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. The present translation of strabo, the great geographer of antiquity, is the first. Now that i have given the first general outline of geography, it is proper for me to discuss next the several parts of the inhabited world. 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 geography of strabo is the only surviving work of its type in greek literature, and the major source for the history of greek scholarship on geography and the formative processes of the earth. Strabo found fault with the map designing of the greek scholar eratosthenes, who lived from c. A fragmentary palimpsest dates to the fifth century, the earliest manuscripts of book 19 date to the tenth century, with a thcentury.
Page numbers in brackets below are references to pothecary. In his 17 books, divided into three volumes, strabo deals with ancient physical geography and chorography, by which he means political geography. Strabo s work,which was extremely long, was divided into seventeen books, probably by the author himself. 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. In his last book of geographica, he wrote quite extensively about the thriving port city of alexandria suggesting a highly developed local economy at that time. 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. It then went toward the atlantic ocean, via toulouse and bordeaux, covering approximately 400 kilometres 250 mi. 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. Read download eratosthenes geography pdf pdf download.
After the aforesaid tribes, the rest are tribes of those belgae who live on the oceancoast. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. 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. This name is given to babylonia, and to a large tract of country around. A first edition was published in 7 bc followed by a gap, resumption of work and a final edition no later. A history of ancient geography among the greeks and romans. It is curious that a classic of so much renown and intrinsic value should have remained a comparatively sealed book to this country for so many centuries. Greek text based on radt 2003 and italian translation, with introduction and commentary. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His book, the geography, is an important ancient source for the toponomy of. A fragmentary palimpsest dates to the fifth century, the earliest manuscripts of book 19 date to the tenth century, with a thcentury manuscript containing the entire text. Based in part upon the unfinished version of john robert sitlington sterrett author. Strabo has 123 books on goodreads with 1053 ratings. It started at narbonne, where it connected to the via domitia.
Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. 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. The interior and mountainous country, however, has better soil. Of the belgae, there are, first, the veneti who fought the naval battle with caesar.
The routledge companion to strabo explores the works of strabo of amasia c. Sep 22, 1998 throughout the later middle ages strabo s geography was known in greek codices in the form of complete editions as well as in excerpts. Temple of artemis at limnai iv 9 the temple of artemis at limnai, at which the messenians are reputed to have outraged hybrisai the maidens who had come there to sacrifice, is on the boundaries between lakonia and messenia. Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. This codex bears the name of the astronomer leo heiberg p. Geographika, or geography, is an encyclopedia of geographical knowledge, consisting of 17 books, written in greek and attributed to strabo, an educated citizen of the roman empire of greek descent. I take the view that strabo started writing out the manuscript of the geography some three years later, starting book one in ad 17 and finishing the last book book seventeen in ad 23. Reinterpreting todays geographical turns in the light of a return to strabos. Arabia commences on the side of babylonia with maecene modern kuwait. Pallene and phlegra is most commonly called nowadays kassandra, or peninsula of kassandra. It is said to have been founded by helios, a son of perseus. A remarkable tale, full of fabulous elements, appears in. For a detailed analysis and study of this chapter, see a. Since the geography is an exceptionally long work, each modern edition occupies several volumes.
As a hellenistic polymath, strabo wrote other works, including a general history, a study of. Geography is a vital source for ancient geography and informative about ancient geographers. Strabos geography in the course of his discussion of notable fig ures from scepsis2. Geography, volume iv strabo harvard university press.
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