The Geography of Strabo
An English Translation, with Introduction and Notes
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:29th May '14
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First serviceable English translation in nearly a century of the most important geographical text surviving from classical antiquity.
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.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.
'… students of Strabo have been given a gift indeed, and we should await the second volume of this project with great anticipation.' Lee E. Patterson, The Classical Review
- Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2015
ISBN: 9781107038257
Dimensions: 235mm x 162mm x 45mm
Weight: 1580g
907 pages