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In his seventeen-book Geography, Strabo (ca. 64 BC–ca. AD 25) discusses geographical method, stresses the value of geography, and draws attention to the physical, political, and historical details of separate regions. Geography is a vital source for ancient geography and informative about ancient geographers.
Geography, Volume I, Revised edition Edition
Books 1–2
$94.43
- Hardcover
576 pages
- Release Date
1 January 1917
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Summary
Strabo (ca. 64 BCE to ca. 25 CE), an Asiatic Greek of Amasia in Pontus, studied at Nysa and after 44 BCE at Rome. 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. He was a long time in Alexandria where he no doubt studied mathematics, astronomy, and history.
Strabo’s historical work is lost, but his most important Geography in seventeen …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674990555 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0674990552 |
| Author: | Strabo, Horace Leonard Jones |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | LOEB |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Edition: | Revised edition |
| Release Date: | 1 January 1917 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 108mm x 162mm |
| Series: | Loeb Classical Library |
108 × 162 mm
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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Strabo
Horace Leonard Jones (1879–1954) was Professor of Greek at Cornell University.
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