The present translation of strabo, the great geographer of antiquity, is the first which has been laid before the english public. The word thrinacian means threecornered in greek and refers to the triangular island of sicily strabo, geography. The critique of eratosthenes runs through section 1. 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. The samians occupy it at present in its depopulated state, chiefly for the sake of pasture which it affords for cattle. Geography, volume iv strabo harvard university press. The roman writer strabo wrote what is often considered as the first attempt to synthesise a universal geography.
Strabo simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The parts still left of asia are those outside the taurus except cilicia and pamphylia and lycia, i mean the parts extending from india as far as the nile and lying between the taurus and the outer sea on the south. His family had been involved in politics since at least the reign of mithridates v. Geography, volume vii strabo harvard university press. Bill thayer, books 19, 1517 perseus, books 6 14 perseus, books 117. Full text of strabo, geography, books 117 in 8 volumes.
Geographika, or geography, is an encyclopedia of geographical knowledge, consisting of 17 books, written in greek by strabo, an educated citizen of the. Note that the greek text provided through perseus is restricted to books 6 14 of the geography, rather than being the full complement of seventeen books. The first two books deal with the principals of geography. Strabo, historian and philosopher1, wrote his geography, as a complement to his. Full text of the geography of strabo internet archive.
The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering this text. Strabo was born to an affluent family from amaseia in pontus in presentday turkey in around 64 bc. Book ii reports on a commentary of hipparchus on the geography of eratosthenes. The rest of the 15 books are a heavily romancentric description of the known world. The cattle or oxen of the sun belonged to the sungod helios.
The greek text of strabo s geography, based on an 1877 reprint of meineke 185253. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos. Strabo s view of the jews strabo, the geography, book xvi. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books. This book also contains a greek text of the epigram edited by j. Blue valley social studies third grade 14 cows for america. In ad 14, the emperor augustus had died and been succeeded by his adopted son and heir, tiberius. Strabo was born in a rich family from pontus which had become part of the roman empire a short time before. 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, 11 14 with the main regions of asia and with asia minor, 15 with india and iran, 16. Ancient geography, early works to 1800, geography, greek language materials. 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 geography of strabo, books 15 translated by hamilton and falconer, text taken from the bell edition of 1903, now in the public domain, and books 6 14 translated by horace leonard jones, the geography of strabo harvardheinemann 1924 digitized by the perseus project, licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. A copy of 14 cows for america lmcs or african culture trunks o cover the book with construction paper to hide the title picture of cows 1 per group maps of kenya project post it notes audio capabilities if decide to listen to the story and not read it access to internet or research on kenya.
Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. A historical and topographical guide to the geography of strabo. For e books, where available, click on the volume number. Geography, volume vi strabo harvard university press. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of the state of greek geographical. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo vol. Book 1 is strabos introduction to the discipline of geography.
The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo, vol. It is not known when his geography was written, though comments within the work itself place the finished version within the reign of emperor tiberius. He studied under several geographers and philosophers. Page numbers in brackets below are references to pothecary 2002, unless. He began geography in 3025 bc and probably revised it in his old age around 1518 ad. The 14th book continues with the remainder of anatolia, and an account of the. Unfortunately, this monumental work is lost, but the seventeen books the geography have. Project gutenbergs the geography of strabo, volume iii of 3, by strabo this. 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. Purchase a copy of this text not necessarily the same edition from. The first two books of strabo s geography are the most important of the 17 books for cosmology and physical geography book i and mathematical geography book ii. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 literally translated, with notes language.
As far as strabo s geography goes, the following is available online through perseus. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. Most of the events of the life of augustus mentioned by strabo occurred 317 bc with a gap 6 bc 14 ad, which can. Full text of strabo, geography, books 117 in 8 volumes loeb classical library see other formats. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. A first edition was published in 7 bc followed by a gap, resumption of work and a final edition no later.
Mythology, paradoxography and teratology in strabos geography. Later he made long travels to egypt and kush, among others. Geography is a vital source for ancient geography and informative about ancient geographers. A stadia is said to be 7,290 inches18,662 cm or 607.