Strabos complete Geography is a lively and accessible translation of an encyclopedic guide to the ancient world, connecting it with the modern world through modern names, maps, and marginal notes. It provides a revealing window on the ancient world, essential reading for anyone interested in how we look at both antiquity and the world today.

Format: Hardback
Length: 1104 pages
Publication date: 11 June 2024
Publisher: Princeton University Press

Strabos Complete Geography: An Encompassing Guide to the Ancient World

Strabos Complete Geography is an extensive and comprehensive guide to the ancient world as it existed in the first century CE. It provides a vivid and detailed description of the various aspects of life in the ancient world, including politics, society, culture, and religion. The book covers a wide range of topics, from the taming of elephants to the production of asphalt, and from religious festivals to the rise and fall of eastern dynasties. One of the key features of Strabos Complete Geography is its ability to connect the ancient world with the modern world. Strabos traveled extensively throughout the Mediterranean, gathering information about places and people. He supplemented his firsthand experiences with an immense amount of reading, which allowed him to create a sweeping chronicle that attempts to answer the implicit questions "Who are we?" and "Where do we come from?"

Sarah Pothecary's new translation of Strabos Complete Geography makes this important work more accessible, relevant, and enjoyable than ever before. Pothecary's translation captures the informal, lively, and almost journalistic style of Strabos Greek, making it easier for modern readers to understand and appreciate his work. The book also includes modern names and maps for places mentioned in the text, a generous page layout, and marginal notes, allowing readers to appreciate Strabos work directly and immediately. The result is a remarkably modern translation of a revealing window on the ancient world, which is essential reading for anyone interested in how we look at both antiquity and the world today.

The Ancient World in the First Century CE

Strabos Complete Geography provides a vivid and detailed description of the ancient world as it existed in the first century CE. The book covers a wide range of topics, from the taming of elephants to the production of asphalt, and from religious festivals to the rise and fall of eastern dynasties. One of the key features of Strabos Complete Geography is its ability to connect the ancient world with the modern world. Strabos traveled extensively throughout the Mediterranean, gathering information about places and people. He supplemented his firsthand experiences with an immense amount of reading, which allowed him to create a sweeping chronicle that attempts to answer the implicit questions "Who are we?" and "Where do we come from?"

Sarah Pothecary's new translation of Strabos Complete Geography makes this important work more accessible, relevant, and enjoyable than ever before. Pothecary's translation captures the informal, lively, and almost journalistic style of Strabos Greek, making it easier for modern readers to understand and appreciate his work. The book also includes modern names and maps for places mentioned in the text, a generous page layout, and marginal notes, allowing readers to appreciate Strabos work directly and immediately. The result is a remarkably modern translation of a revealing window on the ancient world, which is essential reading for anyone interested in how we look at both antiquity and the world today.

The Ancient World in the First Century CE

Strabos Complete Geography provides a vivid and detailed description of the ancient world as it existed in the first century CE. The book covers a wide range of topics, from the taming of elephants to the production of asphalt, and from religious festivals to the rise and fall of eastern dynasties. One of the key features of Strabos Complete Geography is its ability to connect the ancient world with the modern world. Strabos traveled extensively throughout the Mediterranean, gathering information about places and people. He supplemented his firsthand experiences with an immense amount of reading, which allowed him to create a sweeping chronicle that attempts to answer the implicit questions "Who are we?" and "Where do we come from?"

Sarah Pothecary's new translation of Strabos Complete Geography makes this important work more accessible, relevant, and enjoyable than ever before. Pothecary's translation captures the informal, lively, and almost journalistic style of Strabos Greek, making it easier for modern readers to understand and appreciate his work. The book also includes modern names and maps for places mentioned in the text, a generous page layout, and marginal notes, allowing readers to appreciate Strabos work directly and immediately. The result is a remarkably modern translation of a revealing window on the ancient world, which is essential reading for anyone interested in how we look at both antiquity and the world today.

Weight: 2648g
Dimension: 275 x 228 x 58 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780691243139