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Title
The Geography of Strabo
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Strabo (Contributor)
Roller, Duane W. (Translator)
Subject
Geography--Early works to 1800 (LCSH)
HISTORY / Ancient / General (BISACSH)
Language
English
English
Latinoriginal
Illustrative Content
Illustrations
Maps
Classification
LCC: G87 .S9 2014
DDC: 913 full
HIS002000
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Supplementary Content
bibliography
index
Content
text
Note
Includes translation
Summary
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Table Of Contents
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; The translation; Appendix 1. Glossary of untranslated words; Appendix 2. The sources of the fragments.
Authorized Access Point
Strabo The Geography of Strabo
Admin Metadata
Generation Process: DLC marc2bibframe2 v2.5.0
Status: changed
Encoding Level: full
Identified By: bf:Local, 18079848
Change Date: 2017-06-15T09:06:03
Creation Date: 2014-03-25
Description Language: English
Description Modifier: United States, Library of Congress
Description Authentication:
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