Strabo's Geography : a translation for the modern world /

"Written in the first century AD, Strabo's Geographica tells us just about everything one could know about the ancient world of his day. We find instructions on how to tame elephants, information on the production of asphalt, how saffron is collected, the treatment of the aged, the practic...

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Main Author: Strabo (Author)
Other Authors: Pothecary, Sarah, 1958- (Translator), Frankopan, Peter (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Ancient Greek
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2024]
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Brief introduction
  • A Translation for the modern world
  • Special features
  • Strabo's Geography. Detailed table of contents; Chapter one : geography and geographers; Chapter two : The 'lived-in world'; Chapter three : Europe; Chapter four : Asia; Chapter five : Libya (= Africa); Epilogue : the Roman Empire.