The Geography of Strabo, Volume 1 presents the opening books of the great geographical work of the ancient Greek scholar Strabo, here in a literal English translation with notes. Strabo surveys the known world of the early Roman Empire, combining geography with history, ethnography, and accounts of the customs of many peoples.
One of the most important sources for ancient geography and the cultures of antiquity, the Geography preserves descriptions of lands, cities, and nations from a writer who traveled widely and read deeply. This first volume sets out Strabo’s aims and methods and begins his tour of the inhabited world. It remains indispensable for classicists, historians, and students of ancient ethnology and the human geography of the Mediterranean.