Before his geography strabo wrote a history of the. The geography of the apologoi the tale that odysseus told to the phaeacians, forming books 912 of the odyssey, and the location of the phaeacians own island of scheria, pose quite different problems from those encountered in identifying troy, mycenae, pylos and ithaca. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos geography. Approximately eight centuries after homer, the geographer strabo criticized polybius on the geography of the odyssey. From the ancient times, some scholars having examined the work and the geography of homer have suggested that scheria was located in the atlantic ocean. Strabo was related to dorylaeus on his mothers side. Introduction the geography of strabo cambridge university press. The fifth book contains a description of italy from the roots of the alps to the strait of sicily, the gulf of taranto, and the region about posidonium.
I take the view that strabo started writing out the manuscript of the geography some three years later, starting book one in ad 17 and finishing the last book book seventeen in ad 23. A window on the sea peoples 2 actual circumstances. Strabo contrasts his own readings with other ancient. He became a keen traveller who saw a large part of italy, various near eastern regions including the black sea, various parts of asia minor, egypt as far as ethiopia, and parts of greece.
Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 book 10 book 11 book 12 book book 14 book 15 book 16 book 17 book 18 book 19 book 20 book 21 book 22 book 23 book 24 themes all themes fate, the gods, and free will piety, customs, and justice cunning, disguise, and selfrestraint memory and grief glory and honor. And at tamassos there are important mines of copper. L 049 strabo geography i search the history of over 550 billion. This is a digital copy ofa book that was preserved for generations on library shelvesbefore it was carefully. Incidental mentions of troy and its house phoenicia, egypt and crete hint at geographical knowledge equal to, or. Strabos seeming obsession with homeric geography, particularly in book one. The project gutenberg ebook of the geography of strabo vol. In books 15 and 16, the plot becomes much more complicated, as homer plants details and characters crucial for bringing the story to its climax. His family had been involved in politics since at least the reign of mithridates v. Roller is professor emeritus of classics at ohio state university. The first two books of strabo s geography are the most important of the 17 books for cosmology and physical geography book i and mathematical geography book ii.
This is a complete bibliography of the classical text translations quoted on the biography pages of the passages quoted have been modified slightly for this website with the conversion of names to their transliterated greek formssourced from the original greek textand the addition of bracketed contextual notes. Several other family members, including his paternal grandfather had served mithridates vi during the mithridatic wars. Geography, volume vii strabo harvard university press. Page numbers in brackets below are references to pothecary 2002, unless otherwise noted.
The beginnings of greek exploration are apparent in the odyssey of homer and may. For the first time in the poem, the paths of odysseus and telemachus converge. The geography of strabo with an english translation by horace leonard jones. Aug 04, 2012 the geography of strabo by strabo, 1854. An historian and archaeologist, he is the author of ten books, most recently cleopatra. He started with a biography of alexander the great 2. The greek name for this people is and the latin name is iudaei. Eratosthenes criticizes those who try to locate odysseus odyssey in the real world. Strabo proposed that scheria and ogygia were located in the middle of the atlantic ocean. Jul 01, 1989 strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. Sostratus of cnidus, a friend of the kings, erected it for the safety of mariners, as the inscription imports.
Eumaios introduces the beggar to telemachos and asks if hell look after the old man. Strabo, in his ninth book, gives us the history of salganeus, and the monument erected to him on the shores of negropont. Strabo intended his geography to be a handbook for leaders of the early roman empire as well a contribution to scholarship in its own right. Publication date 18541857 topics geography, ancient. The geography of strabo, books 15 translated by hamilton and falconer, text. 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. The sixteenth book contains assyria, in which are the great cities babylon and nisibis. Original arabs and strabos geography of ancient arabia. He often presents a bewildering cascade of names and places, but just as often folds in fascinating cultural, historical, and mythological insights and speculations. By entering your email address you agree to receive emails from sparknotes and verify that you are over the age of. Libanus rises above the sea near tripolis and theoprosopon, and antilibanus, above the sea near sidon. The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering this text. Obscure places, named by homer in the catalog, some long.
The geography of strabo, books 15 translated by hamilton and falconer, text taken from the bell edition of 1903, now in the public domain, and books 614 translated by horace leonard jones, the geography of strabo harvardheinemann 1924 digitized by the perseus project, licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. Harvard university press and heinemann loeb classical library. Geography of the odyssey project gutenberg selfpublishing. Strabo, geography, books 117 in 8 volumes loeb classical.
Telemachos arrives to find eumaios chatting with a beggar. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books. Geographika, or geography, is an encyclopedia of geographical knowledge, consisting of 17 books, written in greek and attributed to strabo, an educated citizen of the roman empire of greek descent. Textual wanderings homeric scholarship and the written. After two introductory books, numbers 3 and 4 deal with spain and gaul, 5 and 6 with italy and sicily, 7 with north and east europe, 8 10 with greek lands, 11 14 with the main regions of asia and with asia minor, 15 with india and iran, 16 with assyria, babylonia, syria, and arabia, 17 with egypt and africa. He became a keen traveller who saw a large part of italy, various near eastern regions including the black sea, various parts of asia minor, egypt as far as ethiopia, and parts of. After two introductory books, numbers 3 and 4 deal with spain and gaul, 5 and 6 with italy and sicily, 7 with north and east europe, 810 with greek lands, 1114 with the main regions of asia and with asia minor, 15 with india and iran, 16. The sources of the fragments 782 bibliography 789 list of passages cited 793. Incidental mentions of troy and its house phoenicia, egypt and crete hint at geographical knowledge equal to, or perhaps slightly more extensive than that of the iliad. Troy dominates strabos account of the troad at the beginning of book thirteen.
A biography 2010 and eratosthenes geography 2010, and over 150 scholarly articles on topics in archaeology, ancient history, classical studies and musicology. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Print and online editions of the greek text of strabos. Eumaios jumps up to greet telemachos enthusiastically. Book ii reports on a commentary of hipparchus on the geography of eratosthenes. A summary of part x section8 in homers the odyssey.
Lately, robert bittlestone, in his book odysseus unbound, has identified the. Telemachos laments that his house is being intruded on, but offers the beggar clothing and food and further permission to stay with eumaios. I am referring to a passage from the first book of the odyssey 1. Delphi complete works of strabo geography illustrated by strabo. Since the aetolians, acarnanians, and atha manians if these too are to be called. Strabo was born to an affluent family from amaseia in pontus in presentday turkey in around 64 bc. Map of homeric greece rightclick on map to enlarge.
For e books, where available, click on the volume number. Purchase a copy of this text not necessarily the same edition from. Approximately seven centuries after homer, the alexandrian geographer strabo criticized polybius on the geography of the odyssey. Delphi complete works of strabo geography illustrated. By purchasing books through this website, you support our nonprofit organization. Delphi complete works of strabo geography illustrated book.
At another instance he polybius suppresses statements. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the odyssey and what it means. Texts of individual books of strabo s geography and commentaries on specific regions. Book 16 telemachos arrives to find eumaios chatting with a beggar.
Book 555 book 14 599 book 15 645 book 16 689 book 17 731 appendix 1. Feb 27, 2019 in his 7 bc geographia, strabo took his cues from polybius, agreeing that the odyssey was not a myth and that homer clearly left clues placing the odyssey s setting near sicily. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. After two introductory books, numbers 3 and 4 deal with spain and gaul, 5 and 6 with italy and sicily, 7 with north and east europe, 8 10 with greek lands, 11 14 with the main regions of asia and with asia minor, 15 with india and iran, 16 with. He often presents a bewildering cascade of names and places, but just as often folds in fascinating cultural, historical. You will find the scene of the wanderings of odysseus when you find the cobbler who sewed up the bag of the winds.
Events in the main sequence of the odyssey take place in the peloponnese and in what are. Geography is a vital source for ancient geography and informative about ancient geographers. After two introductory books, numbers 3 and 4 deal with spain and gaul, 5 and 6 with italy and sicily, 7 with north and east europe, 8. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Only volumes 2 5 describing italy, greece and anatolia have been sourced for. The catalog of ships in book ii reads like a genuine detailed order of battle for the greek army. The famed geographer and astronomer claudius ptolemy included longitude and latitude for some of the places in the odyssey in his own geographia, an atlas, gazetteer. Ad 24 was a greek geographer, philosopher, and historian who lived in asia minor during the transitional period of the roman republic into the roman empire. Lately, robert bittlestone, in his book odysseus unbound, has identified the paliki peninsula on cephalonia with homeric ithaca. Jul 31, 2020 the geography of strabo by strabo, unknown edition. Pick 10 books and well guess whether youre an introvert or an extrovert sign up for our latest news and updates. Events in the main sequence of the odyssey excluding the narrative of odysseus s adventures take place in the peloponnese and in what are now called the ionian islands ithaca and its neighbours.
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