The geography of Strabo : an English translation, with introduction and notes

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. In Addition, This Lengthy And Complex Work Contains A Vast Amount Of Information On Other Topics, Including The Journey Of Alexander The Great, Cultic History, The History Of The Eastern Mediterranean In The First Century Bc, And Women's History. Modern Knowledge Of Seminal Geographical Authors Such As Eratosthenes And Hipparchos Relies Almost Totally On Strabo's Use Of Them. This Is The First Complete English Translation In Nearly A Century, And The First To Make Use Of Recent Scholarship On The Greek Text Itself And On The History Of Geography. The Translation Is Supplemented By A Detailed Discussion Of Strabo's Life And His Purpose In Writing The Geography, As Well As The Sources That He Used-- Machine Generated Contents Note: Introduction; The Translation; Appendix 1. Glossary Of Untranslated Words; Appendix 2. The Sources Of The Fragments. Translated By Duane W. Roller. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Translated From The Greek. "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. In addition, this lengthy and complex work contains a vast amount of information on other topics, including the journey of Alexander the Great, cultic history, the history of the eastern Mediterranean in the first century BC, and women's history. Modern knowledge of seminal geographical authors such as Eratosthenes and Hipparchos relies almost totally on Strabo's use of them. This is the first complete English translation in nearly a century, and the first to make use of recent scholarship on the Greek text itself and on the history of geography. The translation is supplemented by a detailed discussion of Strabo's life and his purpose in writing the Geography, as well as the sources that he used"-- Provided by publisher Contents Preface Abbreviations Structural analysis of the Geography Maps Introduction The translation Book 1: Introduction and predecessors Book 2: Further discussion of predecessors Book 3: Iberia Book 4: Transalpine Keltike Book 5: Northern and central Italia Book 6: Southern Italia and Sikelia Book 7: Northern and eastern Europe Book 8: The Peloponnesos Book 9: East Central Hellas Book 10: West central Hellas and the Hellenic islands Book 11: The northeastern part of the inhabited world Book 12: Central and northern Anatolia Book 13: Northwestern and west central Anatolia Book 14: Southern Anatolia and Cyprus Book 15: Indike and the Persian plateau Book 16: Assyria, Phoenicia, and Arabia Book 17: Egypt, Libya, and conclusion Appendix 1: Glossary of untranslated words Appendix 2: The sources of the fragments Bibliography List of passages cited Index First serviceable English translation in nearly a century of the only surviving work of its type in Greek literature. The major source for studying ancient geography and an important source for the journey of Alexander the Great, Greek cultic history, and early scientific theories about the nature of the world.