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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      April 2020
      May 2014
      ISBN:
      9781139814706
      9781107038257
      9781316625675
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139814706
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.58kg, 907 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.3kg, 909 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Ancient History, Classical Studies, Geography, Historical Geography
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    Subjects:
    Ancient History, Classical Studies, Geography, Historical Geography
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    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.

    Awards

    A Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2015

    Reviews

    '… 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 Source: The Classical Review

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