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Strabo (
Greek: Στράβων;
63/
64 BC – ca. AD 24) was a
Greek historian,
geographer and
philosopher.
Life
Strabo was born in a wealthy family from
Amaseia in
Pontus (modern
Amasya Turkey), which had recently become part of the
Roman Empire. His mother was Georgian. He studied under various geographers and philosophers; first in
Nysa, later in
Rome. He was philosophically a
Stoic and politically a proponent of Roman
imperialism. Later he made extensive travels to
Egypt and
Kush, among others. It isn't known when his
Geography was written, though comments within the work itself place the finished version within the reign of Emperor
Tiberius. Some place its first drafts around AD 7, others around 18. Last dateable mention is given to the death in 23 of
Juba II, king of Maurousia (
Mauretania), who is said to have died "just recently." On the presumption that "recently" means within a year, Strabo stopped writing that year or the next (24 AD), perhaps because of his death.
Strabo's
History is nearly completely lost. Although Strabo quotes it himself, and other classical authors mention that it existed, the only surviving document is a fragment of papyrus now in possession of the
University of Milan (renumbered
[Papyrus
] 46).
Several different dates have been proposed for Strabo's death, but most of them place it shortly after 23.
The Geography
Strabo is mostly famous for his 17-volume work
Geographica, which presented a descriptive history of people and places from different regions of the world known to his era. It is an important source of information on the ancient world, especially when information is corroborated by other sources.
Notes and references
Bibliography
- Strabo in Greek, Teubner Edition. Downloadable Google Books at (External Link
).
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