Strabo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lightfoot, Jessica, author.

Series:

Understanding Classics.

Understanding Classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strabo.

Geographers--Italy.

Geographers.

Geography, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

This book, part of the Understanding Classics series, provides an introduction to Strabo, an ancient Greek geographer and philosopher whose work offers a unique perspective on the cultural and geographical understanding of the Augustan Age. The book aims to make Strabo's significant contributions to geography and history accessible to modern readers, examining his life, his conception of geography as a discipline, and his influence on Roman and Greek cultural contexts. Through Strabo's 'Geography,' a descriptive account of the known world during his lifetime, the book explores the intersections of myth, history, and scientific thought in ancient times. It is intended for students and general readers interested in classical studies and the development of geographical writing. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle page

UNDERSTANDING CLASSICS

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

Contents

1 Strabo’s Life and Times

Strabo’s Birth, Family and Name

Strabo’s Education, Travels and Visits to Rome

Strabo’s Writings: History and Geography

2 Strabo: Geographer and Philosopher

Geography and Philosophy

Strabo and Stoicism

Strabo, Science and Myth

3 Strabo and Homer

Homer the Teacher

The Uses of Homeric Geography

Strabo’s Odysseus

Strabo’s Homeric Jason

Global Homer

4 Strabo, Myth and History

Strabo and Alexander

Strabo, Posidonius and Eudoxus of Cyzicus’ Circumnavigation of Africa

Strabo, Herodotus and Egypt

Strabo, History and Geography

5 Strabo and Rome

The World of Rome

Roman Ramifications

Rome, Augustus’ City Generated by AI.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781350160972

1350160970

9781350160989

1350160989

9781350160965

1350160962

OCLC:

1453194672