A Historical and Topographical Guide To the Geography of Str

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A Historical and Topographical Guide To the Geography of Str

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Author: Duane W. Roller

Type: PAPERBACK

ISBN: 9781316632291

Date: 8th February, 2024

Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

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Strabo's Geography, completed in the early first century AD, is the primary source for the history of Greek geography. This Guide provides the first English analysis of and commentary on this long and difficult text, and serves as a companion to the author's The Geography of Strabo, the first English translation of the work in many years. It thoroughly analyzes each of the seventeen books and provides perhaps the most thorough bibliography as yet created for Strabo's work. Careful attention is paid to the historical and cultural data, the thousands of toponyms, and the many lost historical sources that are preserved only in the Geography. This volume guides readers through the challenges and complexities of the text, allowing an enhanced understanding of the numerous topics that Strabo covers, from the travels of Alexander and the history of the Mediterranean to science, religion, and cult.

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