As far as strabos geography goes, the following is available online through perseus. Geography, books 19 and 1517 online at bill thayers site here. He collected his observationsinhismagnumopus,thegeography,whichhedescribed as a kolossourgia, a colossal statue of a work. The lacus curtius was a mysterious pit in the ground in the roman forum, now small, more or less filled in and paved over with ancient stone, but once said to have been a widening chasm. Notitia, curiosum, and appendices and the ordo benedicti. Lacuscurtius strabos geography book xvii chapter 1 25. Gaul in diodorus siculus library of history beginning in section 24, diodorus siculus describes the mythical origins as well as the mannerisms, physique, food, clothing, riches, battle tactics, and other aspects of the lives of the ancient gallic. The greek text of strabos geography, based on an 1877 reprint of meineke 185253. But the bean puts out leaves and flowers in many parts. The geography acus curtius chicago the entire text, with maps, is being put up on the web. Sep 14, 2012 hestiea is known to us from the following single brief sentence by strabo in the geography xiii. Caucasiarum regionum et gentium straboniana descriptio commentario perpetuo illustrata. Full text of the geography of strabo see other formats.
Lacuscurtius strabos geography book xvii chapter 1 1. Strabo s historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. The most easily available translation of strabo s geography is by h. As with most ancient authors, not that much is known of strabo, and the loeb editions introductory material, by the translator horace leonard jones, is about as good as one can get.
For this person is not ruled by reason, and this is the custom from childhood. Texts of individual books of strabo s geography and commentaries on specific regions. What is known about strabo must be gleaned from his own statements scattered up and down the pages of his geography. The pictones were a tribe inhabiting a region along the bay of biscay in what is now western france, along the south bank of the loire. Thomas codringtons roman roads in britain, long the standard authority in its field. While only some volumes of jones loeb translation are to be found as scanned books on the internet archive, the entire translation is available as html files at lacus curtius. Tyrsenian languages project gutenberg selfpublishing. The area where the forum would later be built was originally likely a lake, as the area it was in is known to have been surrounded by brooks and marshes. Geographika, or geography, is an encyclopedia of geographical knowledge, consisting of 17 books, written in greek by strabo, an educated citizen of the roman empire of greek descent. One legend of the story has the shrine named for the sabine leader mettius curtius who, during the roman war with the sabines, stumbled into a swampy area in the forum on his horse. Eratosthenes had combined astronomical data with coast and road measurements, but strabo found his work lacking in precision. Media in category lacus curtius rome the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.
Full text of the geography of strabo internet archive. According to strabo himself, his books on india and persia books 15 and 16 were based on the sometimes conflicting written accounts of three high ranking officers in alexanders army and navy, and his description of persia follows the trail alexander took. To the south of the bithynians are the mysians about olympus whom some writers call bithyni olympeni, and others hellespontii and phrygia upon the hellespont. Each entry starts with the number of books of the geography translated, as translators sometimes stall out before completing all seventeen books. Lacuscurtius is a website specializing in ancient rome, currently hosted on a server at the university of chicago. Jones which accompanied his 191732 edition of the geography. Its numerous quotations from technical literature, moreover, provide a remarkable account of the state of. He annexed to the kingdom of pontus the seacoast towards the west as far as heracleia, 30 the birthplace of. A wikipedia article about this author is available strabo. His kingdom consisted of the country bounded by the halys, 27 extending to the tibareni, 28 to armenia, to the territory within the halys, extending as far as amastris, 29 and to some parts of paphlagonia. Hestiea is known to us from the following single brief sentence by strabo in the geography xiii. The temple of castor and pollux served as a temple as well as what other purposes.
Strabo, lacus curtius public domain translation, jones, hl transl. Geography html at perseus help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. A growing section on roman britain now includes four books. For the ancient landmark in the roman forum, see lacus curtius. Strabos cultural geography strabo of amasia, a greek geographer of the augustotiberian period, observed the roman world of his time. Greek authors the geography of strabo, john robert sitlington sterrett volume 1 of the geography of strabo.
The first two books, in effect, provide a definition of the aims and methods of geography by criticizing earlier works and authors. 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 with assyria, babylonia, syria, and arabia, 17 with egypt and africa. For the ancient landmark in the roman forum, see lacus curtius lacuscurtius is a website specializing in ancient rome, currently hosted on a server at the university of chicago. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. History of macedonia ancient writers about macedonia strabo. You may begin reading the english translation as well as the greek version and a greek version. The consul curtius inclosed the area with a stone fence in 445 b. They gave their name to the roman appellation of poitiers limonum pictonum pictavi, as well as to the modern region of poitou. Selections from letters on the rise of augustus letters, etc. 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. Original research at wikipedia new at lacuscurtius. Note that the greek text provided through perseus is restricted to books 614 of the geography, rather than being the full complement of seventeen books. Dorylaus, surnamed tacticus or the general, is the first of the maternal. A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient roman forum, the lacus curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.
According to the livius site, strabo s geographies were partly based on autopsy personal visits, and partly on other sources. The lacus curtius was a mysterious pit or pool in the ground in the forum romanum. Dio cassius dio roman history lacus curtius books 45 through 56 apply. The origins of the shrine of the lacus curtius are hopelessly mired in obscurity. Based in part upon the unfinished version of john robert sitlington sterrett, john robert sitlington. According to the livius site, strabos geographies were partly based on autopsy personal visits, and partly on other sources. This is also an excellent site for studying historical geography. The geography acus curtiuschicago the entire text, with maps, is being put up on the web. Many times in books, in university manuals or in media papers the father of history f 2. The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering this text. As is the case with all books in the loeb series, the greek text is printed on the lefthand page, with the english translation on the righthand page.
The lacus curtius lake of curtius was a mysterious pit or pool in the ground in the forum romanum. Its nature and significance in romes early history is unknown, and this was already the case by the late republican period. Strabo found fault with the map designing of the greek scholar eratosthenes, who lived from c. Strabos historical work is lost, but his most important geography in seventeen books has survived. An english translation of strabos geography, based on the translation by h.
Strabos cultural geography strabo of amasia, a greek geographer of the augustotiberian. One part of the area was never drained, but gradually became smaller until only a basin, known as the lacus curtius, was left. Demetrius cites also hestiaea of alexandreia as a witness, a woman who wrote a work on homers iliad and inquired whether the war took place round the present ilium and the trojan plain, which latter the poet places between the. Its nature and significance in romes early history is uncertain, and several conflicting stories exist about its history. Ad 24 was a greek geographer, philosopher, and historian who lived in asia minor during th. 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 geography and the formative processes of the earth. Greek traveler strabos encyclopedia on the ancient world as he knew it. The second story is that at the beginning of the royal era, a chasm appeared suddenly in the center of the forum valley. Note that the english translation by jones is only partially books 614 available through perseus. During the reign of augustus, the pictones were included in the larger province of gallia aquitania, along with most of western gaul. 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.
It is part of the loeb classical library series, published by harvard university press, and is often referred to simply as the loeb edition. This work is only provided via the perseus project at tufts university. Lacuscurtius strabos geography book xvii chapter 3. The english translation of strabos geography by hamilton and falconer 18541857. Page 421 for it will make only a slight difference if we draw straight lines to represent the circles, that is, the parallels and meridians, by means of which we clearly indicate the climata, the winds and the other differences, and also the positions of the parts of the earth with reference both to each other and to the heavenly bodies drawing parallel lines for the parallels and. Strabo geography there remain of europe, first, macedonia and the parts of thrace that are contiguous to it and extend as far as byzantium. Podcast for kids nfb radio 101 sermon podcast pauping off all steak no sizzle podcast church of the oranges daily chapel spring 2012. Sunrises and sunsets at kogaion timotei ursu f 1 abstract. One is that the site that had been struck by lightning. A first edition was published in 7 bc followed by a gap, resumption of work and a final edition no later. 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 geography of strabo, volume 1 loeb classical library loeb classical library. Purchase a copy of this text not necessarily the same edition from.
To the south of the paphlagonians are the galatians, and still further to the south of both these nations are the greater phrygia, and lycaonia. One part of the area was never drained, but gradually became smaller until only a basin. Section focusing specifically on the amazons and the caucasus from the region of modern day russia, georgia, azerbaijan, and armenia. Most of the chapters from ptolemys geography are accompanied by maps 18 so far, bibliographic notes including references to the texts of pliny the elder and strabo, and links to the roman gazetteer and related websites. The decline and fall of the roman empire chapter 3.