This is a complete bibliography of the classical text translations quoted on the biography pages of the passages quoted have been modified slightly for this website with the conversion of names to their transliterated greek formssourced from the original greek textand the addition of bracketed contextual notes. As when a potter his wheel that fits in his hands, and so on. A historical and topographical guide to the geography of strabo. Star of vergina, royal symbol of alexander the great and the royalty of macedon. It is these veneti the gallic tribe of the belgae, i think, who settled the colony that is on the adriatic for about all the celti that are in italy migrated from the transalpine land, just as did the boii and senones, although, on account of the likeness of name, people call them paphlagonians. The first two books of strabos geography are the most important of the 17 books for cosmology and physical geography book i and mathematical geography book ii. I have already indicated roughly both the shape and the size of this country. Based in part upon the unfinished version of john robert sitlington sterrett.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Anaximander, son of praxiades, was born in the third year of the 42nd olympiad 610 bc. The geography of strabo, books 15 translated by hamilton and falconer, text. Geography, book 12, chapter 8 contributing to the creation of myths of this kind are the confusion of the tribes there and the fertility of the country this side the halys river. Strabo, geography, books 117 in 8 volumes loeb classical library. The pyramus, 12 which has its source in the middle of the plain, is navigable throughout cataonia. Geographica strabo strabo is mostly famous for his 17volume work geographica, which presented a descriptive history of people and places from different regions of the world known to his era. Book ii reports on a commentary of hipparchus on the geography of eratosthenes. Caucasiarum regionum et gentium straboniana descriptio commentario perpetuo illustrata. Geographical content pompeii and herculaneum revision. Some, as we know, have divided it into three parts, calling its inhabitants aquitani, belgae, and celtae.
Note that the date 1903 given on the perseus website for the translation is the date of the reprint of vol. Rollers commentary on strabo has not yet appeared, and because the geography is so large, i do not expect much space to be spent talking about triangulation and distance calculations. His family had been involved in politics since at least the reign of mithridates v. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo, vol. Star of vergina is a symbol used in all of ancient greece. Feb, 2014 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books. 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. Project gutenbergs the geography of strabo, volume iii of 3, by strabo this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions. From this one can see how much the accounts of the other writers differ. How did strabo contribute to the study of geography. A first edition was published in 7 bc followed by a gap, resumption of work and a final edition no later than 23 ad in the last year of strabos life. Nov 29, 2016 this website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Veneti spinning on the wheel of history publishedjanuary 7, 2016 post authortorino.
This is a selective summary of translations of strabos work from ancient greek into modern languages. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office at 26 red lion square london wc1r 4hq. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable. Vols 19 containing books 1 12 and vols 1415 containing book 17. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos geography. 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. They leave no room for a road along the sea, but the road from the isthmus to megara and attica passes above them. The vertical water wheel was born somewhere in the middle east during the first century bc, as suggested by the earliest textual mention by strabo of a water mill in mithridates palace in cabeira north of presentday turkey. Based in part upon the unfinished version of john robert sitlington sterrett, john robert sitlington. The survey will be centered on the hellenistic world which at strabos time was under roman rule. Those best known are situated on the rivers, estuaries, and seas.
That on the east is the country beyond the rhine, as far as the don1 and the mouth of the sea of azof. There are some examples of triplism in the structure of early celtic society, such as the division of gaul into three parts caesar, commentaries on the gallic war 1. He annexed to the kingdom of pontus the seacoast towards the west as far as heracleia, 30 the birthplace of heracleides the. These manuscripts are not identical, each containing errors that have arisen in the process of transcription. 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. Several other family members, including his paternal grandfather had served mithridates vi during the mithridatic wars. His kingdom consisted of the country bounded by the halys, 27 extending to the tibareni, 28 to armenia, to the territory within the halys, extending as far as amastris, 29 and to some parts of paphlagonia. According to apollodorus of athens, greek grammarian of the 2nd century bc, he was sixtyfour years old during the second year of the 58th olympiad 547546 bc, and died shortly afterwards establishing a timeline of his work is now impossible, since no document provides chronological references. Strabo was related to dorylaeus on his mothers side. Cappadocia, gala tia, bithynia, mysia, phrygia, and m. Strabo geography book v, 4 there is a naturally occurring powder that produces remarkable results. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free. Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived.
There remains of iberia the seaboard of our sea from the pillars to the pyrenees mountains, and also the whole of the interior above it, which is unequal in breadth but slightly more than four thousand stadia in length, though the length of the seaboard has been given as still greater than that by as much as two thousand stadia. With an english translation by horace leonard jones. Strabo begins his book with a detailed account of southern spain where he tells of her two hundred towns. The geography of strabo, volume 1 loeb classical library loeb classical library. The geography of strabo, volume 1 of 3 by strabo free ebook.
It is found near baiae, in the territories of the municipalities that surround mt. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of the state of greek geographical. There is a large subterraneous channel, through which the water flows underground to a great distance, and then may be seen springing up again to the surface. Based in part upon the unfinished version of john robert sitlington sterrett see other formats. Cephalonia and acarnania, while wheeler and others, who object tothis. In the seventh book strabo describes the remaining portions of europe. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. Mar 31, 2014 buy the geography of strabo by translated by duane w. 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. To this is attributed the flexibility of the branches of trees, from which wheels of. There are the 12 an 8 star of vergina, representing the 12 olympian gods and the 4 elements vergina sun a ed national panhellenic symbol of greece star of vergina macedonian star or argead star. For ebooks, where available, click on the volume number. Full text of strabo, geography, books 117 in 8 volumes.
From the water wheel to turbines and hydroelectricity. 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. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. 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. Read the geography of strabo, volume ii of 3 by strabo available from rakuten kobo. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos. Full text of strabo, geography, books 117 in 8 volumes loeb classical library see other formats. Modern editions of strabos geography are based on the thirty or so manuscripts that have survived from the middle ages. Strabo probably worked on his geography and now missing history concurrently, as the geography contains a considerable amount of historical data. However, the road approaches so close to the rocks that in many. Because eratosthenes believed that poetry existed to entertain rather than teach. Strabo was born to an affluent family from amaseia in pontus in presentday turkey in around 64 bc. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Project gutenbergs the geography of strabo, volume iii of 3, by strabo this. The geography of strabo is the only surviving work of its type in greek. A wikipedia article about this author is available strabo. Geography html at perseus help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. The present translation of strabo, the great geographer of antiquity, is the first. Greek authors the geography of strabo, john robert sitlington sterrett volume 1 of the geography of strabo. 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. Strabos geography includes the knowledge of many previous greek. The twelfth book contains the remainder of pontus, viz. The geography of strabo, volume ii of 3 ebook by strabo.
Putnam, 19171932, also by horace leonard jones and j. The 12th book commences with a detailed account of anatolia, and contains the. It would be hugely useful for a detailed commentary to be written about book ii, perhaps as an expository article in the periodical literature. Water wheels further developed to a large extent in the empires of rome and of china during the first to third. Book 1 is strabos introduction to the discipline of geography.