Strabo's 'Geographica' and compilation of Greek geographic knowledge (c. 1st century BCE–1st century CE)

1. Strabo born in Amaseia (Pontus)

   Jan 1, 64 BCELabels: Strabo, Amaseia, Pontus

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2. Strabo develops a travel-based viewpoint

   Jan 1, 20 BCELabels: Strabo, Travel, Geographica

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3. Geographica begins with a theory-focused introduction

   Jan 1, 7 BCELabels: Geographica, Introduction, Geography theory

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4. Strabo compiles western Mediterranean geography

   Jan 1, 1Labels: Western Mediterranean, Polybius, Poseidonius

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5. Geographica links Greece to Homeric tradition

   Jan 1, 1Labels: Greece, Homer, Geographica

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6. Strabo surveys Asia and the Black Sea regions

   Jan 1, 1Labels: Asia Minor, Black Sea, Strabo

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7. Geographica summarizes India, Arabia, and Egypt

   Jan 1, 1Labels: India, Egypt, Red Sea

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8. Strabo dies after the early first century CE

   Jan 1, 21Labels: Strabo, Death, Geographica

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9. Work’s latest internal date points to later revision

   Jan 1, 23Labels: Geographica, Revision, Internal dating

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10. Geographica remains a key source for Greek geography

    Jan 1, 25Labels: Geographica, Encyclopedia, Greek geography

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11. Late antique scholars cite Strabo as an authority

    Jan 1, 520Labels: Stephanus of, Ethnica, Strabo

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12. Medieval manuscripts preserve the text unevenly

    Jan 1, 1201Labels: Medieval manuscripts, Transmission, Books 1

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13. Humanist Latin translation supports Renaissance revival

    Sep 13, 1459Labels: Guarino of, Humanists, Latin translation

    • Albi MS

14. Casaubon’s 1620 edition strengthens printed scholarship

    Jan 1, 1620Labels: Isaac Casaubon, 1620 edition, Strabonis

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