The Geography of Strabo, Volume 1 (of 3): Literally Translated, with Notes

Strabo

Summary

"The Geography of Strabo, Volume 1 (of 3)" by Strabo is an encyclopedia of geographical knowledge written in Greek in the late first century BC or early first century AD. This seventeen-book work combines physical and political geography, offering a comprehensive "circuit of the earth" that details continents, nations, cities, and natural features across the known Roman world. Written by an educated Greek citizen of the Roman Empire, it represents a lifetime of extensive travel, research, and scholarly study, drawing from the famous library of Alexandria and firsthand observation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

• Geography — Early works to 1800

Bookshelves

• Archaeology & Anthropology
• History - Ancient

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