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Greek geographer, philosopher and historian (64/63 BC–c.24 AD)
Strabo (/ˈstreɪboʊ/ STRAY-bo; Greek: Στράβων, romanized: Strábōn; 64 or 63 BC – c. 24 AD) was a Greek geographer who lived in Asia Minor during the transitional
Strabo
Encyclopedia of geographical knowledge by Strabo
Geōgraphiká; Latin: Geographica or Strabonis Rerum Geographicarum Libri XVII, "Strabo's 17 Books on Geographical Topics") or Geography, is an encyclopedia of geographical
Geographica
Topics referred to by the same term
Strabo ('squinter') was a term given by the Romans to anyone whose eyes were distorted or crooked or affected by strabismus. Strabo, Greek historian and
Strabo_(disambiguation)
Roman general, consul in 89 BC, father of Pompey
Pompeius Strabo (c. 135 – 87 BC) was a Roman general and politician, who served as consul in 89 BC. He is often referred to in English as Pompey Strabo, to
Gnaeus_Pompeius_Strabo
Danish financier (born 1975)
Michael Strabo (born November 6, 1975) is a Danish financier. He is the founder and managing director of Strabo Investments Limited, a Malta incorporated
Michael_Strabo
Ostrogoth chieftain
Theodoric (or Theoderic) Strabo (Latin: Theodericus; died 481) was a Thracian (Getic) chieftain who was involved in the politics of the Eastern Roman Empire
Theodoric_Strabo
Lost account of Mauryan India by Greek writer Megasthenes
Latin works. The earliest of these works are those by Diodorus Siculus, Strabo (Geographica), Pliny, and Arrian (Indica). Megasthenes' Indica can be reconstructed
Indica_(Megasthenes)
Alemannic Benedictine monk and theological writer
Walafrid, alternatively spelt Walahfrid, nicknamed Strabo (or Strabus, i.e. "squint-eyed") (c. 808 – 18 August 849), was an Alemannic Benedictine monk
Walafrid_Strabo
Roman senator, orator and poet (c. 131 – 87 BC)
Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo "Vopiscus" (c. 131 – 87 BC) was the younger son of Lucius Julius Caesar and his wife Popillia, and younger brother of Lucius
Gaius_Julius_Caesar_Strabo
Species of butterfly
Catochrysops strabo strabo Catochrysops strabo asoka (Himalayas, Massuri) Catochrysops strabo caledonica (Loyalty) Catochrysops strabo celebensis (Sulawesi
Catochrysops_strabo
Reported ancient Celtic method of human sacrifice by fire
The two main accounts are Julius Caesar's de Bello Gallico (50s BC) and Strabo's Geographica (early 1st c. AD), both probably deriving from the lost ethnography
Wicker_man
Roman senator
Lucius Acilius Strabo was a Roman senator active during the first century AD. He was suffect consul for the nundinium September-October 80 as the colleague
Lucius_Acilius_Strabo
City in Turkey
of 2022, its population was 91,450. Kars, in classical historiography (Strabo), was in the ancient region known as Chorzene (Greek: Χορζηνή), part of
Kars
Ancient Greek geographer (born ca. 350 BC)
Here Strabo launched another quibble. Hipparchus, relying on Pytheas, according to Strabo, placed this area south of Britain, but he, Strabo, calculated
Pytheas
Roman consul 161 BC
Gaius Fannius Strabo was a Roman politician in the second century BC. He was a member of the gens Fannia. His father and grandfather both bore the praenomen
Gaius_Fannius_Strabo
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
Dio says that she injected the poison with a needle (βελόνη, belónē), and Strabo argued for an ointment of some kind. Horace corroborates the common belief
Cleopatra
Prefect of the Roman imperial bodyguard, the Praetorian Guard (46 BC-16 AD)
Lucius Seius Strabo (46 BC – after 16 AD) was a prefect of the Roman imperial bodyguard, known as the Praetorian Guard, during the rule of the emperors
Lucius_Seius_Strabo
Spanish archipelago in the Mediterranean
chapter 17". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Strabo; Diod.; Flor. iii. 8; Tzetzes ad Lycophron. Strabo iii. pp. 167, 168. Strabo; but Florus gives them a worse character
Balearic_Islands
German quadjet bomber
1070 P.1071 P.1072 P.1073 P.1074 P.1075 P.1076 P.1077 P.1078 P.1079 P.1080 Strabo 16 Wespe Lerche Foreign designations Svenska S 5 (HE 5) Orlogsvaerftet HM
Heinkel_He_343
Ancient Greek folk tale
the king of Egypt. The story was first recorded by the Greek historian Strabo in the late first century BC or early first century AD and is considered
Rhodopis
Island home of Calypso in Homer's Odyssey
centuries after Homer, the Alexandrian geographer Strabo criticized Polybius on the geography of the Odyssey. Strabo proposed that Scheria and Ogygia were located
Ogygia
Ancient kingdom in Southeastern Europe (168 BC – 106 AD)
bordered it in the east.Although Strabo and Caesar notes that the Dacians reached the Hercynian Forest, Germania and beyond, Strabo still indicates their borders
Dacia
Indo-European language of the Italic branch
Porphyrius Priscus Procopius Simplicius of Cilicia Sozomen Stephanus Byzantinus Strabo Themistius Theodoret Zonaras Zosimus Major cities Alexandria Antioch Aquileia
Latin
Crater on the Moon
Strabo is a lunar impact crater that is located near the northeastern rim of the Moon. At this angle the crater appears oval in shape due to foreshortening
Strabo_(crater)
Deadly monster of Greek mythology
Fowler 2013, pp. 28–30. Strabo, 13.4.6. Pindar, fragment 93 apud Strabo, 13.4.6 (Race, pp. 328–329). Callisthenes FGrH 124 F33 = Strabo, 13.4.6; Ogden 2013a
Typhon
Priestly and learned class of the ancient Celts
Apamea (c. 135–51 BCE), who visited Massalia around 100–90 BCE. Diodorus and Strabo drew on him directly, and Ammianus did so through Timagenes. Most modern
Druid
Class of seers in ancient Celtic society
philosopher Posidonius. It survives in three later writers, Diodorus Siculus, Strabo and Ammianus Marcellinus, who name and describe the class in terms that
Vates
Greek mythological figure
a legend that Deucalion and Pyrrha had settled in Dodona, Epirus; while Strabo asserted that they lived at Cynus, and that her grave was still to be found
Deucalion
Ancient Greek sculpture by Phidias
the width of the aisle of the temple built to house it. The geographer Strabo noted early in the 1st century BC that the statue gave "the impression that
Statue_of_Zeus_at_Olympia
Legendary cave dwelling tribe in Greco-Roman historiography
BCE), Agatharchides (2nd century BCE), Diodorus Siculus (1st century BCE), Strabo (64/63 BCE – c. 24 CE), Pliny (1st century CE), Josephus (37 – c. 100 CE)
Troglodytae
Historic ethnic confederation of Alpine tribes
174 Strabo IV.6.8-9; Pliny III.20.133-6; Tropaeum Alpium inscription Barrington Atlas Maps 18,19,39 Dio LIV.22.3-4 CAH X 538-9 Strabo IV.6.9 Strabo IV
Rhaetian_people
Region in Greek mythology
were Strabo and Plutarch. Approximately eight centuries after Homer, the geographer Strabo criticized Polybius on the geography of the Odyssey. Strabo proposed
Scheria
Historical region of Italy; territory of the Roman Republic/Empire
and his father, Pompeius Strabo. Picenum and the Picentes were described in some detail by the Roman geographers:[who?] Strabo places Picenum between the
Picenum
Phrase used in antiquity to label the promontories of the Strait of Gibraltar
the westward extent of his travels. A lost passage of Pindar quoted by Strabo was the earliest traceable reference in this context: "the pillars which
Pillars_of_Hercules
Hellenic oracle
Rohde 2009, p. 36. Vandenberg 2007, pp. 29–30. Strabo. Geography, 7.7. Strabo. Geography, 7.7.9ff. Strabo. Fragments, Book VII. This was the name of the
Dodona
Twice-annual astronomical event when the Sun is farthest from above the Earth's equator
Retrieved December 9, 2015. Strabo. The Geography. II.5.1. sphairikē ... tēs gēs epiphaneia, spherical is the surface of the Earth Strabo. The Geography. pp. II
Solstice
Ancient geographical name used to refer to an unidentified group of islands
writers—Posidonius, Diodorus Siculus, Strabo and others—call them smallish islands off ("some way off," Strabo says) the northwest coast of the Iberian
Cassiterides
Ancient Scythian tribe
Γέλοι, Gélai or Géloi ), or Gelians, were a Scythian tribe mentioned by Strabo and other ancient writers as living on the southern shores of the Caspian
Gelae_(tribe)
Eastern Roman emperor (474–475; 476–491)
the Amal (Theodoric the Great) and Theodoric Strabo, by playing them against each other. Following Strabo's early death, Zeno was able to achieve a lasting
Zeno_(emperor)
Ancient Greek mathematician (1st century AD)
described by Strabo, as one of the learned men of the city of Amisus. Despite the similarity of his demonym to the inland city of Amaseia, where Strabo was born
Dionysodorus_of_Amisene
Apostle of Jesus
city of Babylon was no longer of any importance. [citation needed] E.g., Strabo wrote, "The greater part of Babylon is so deserted that one would not hesitate
Saint_Peter
European folk tale
considered to be the Greek story of Rhodopis, as described by the scholar Strabo sometime between 7 BC and 23 AD, about a Greek slave girl who marries the
Cinderella
Epic poem attributed to Homer
Mayor 2000, pp. 6–7. Anderson 2000, p. 123. Stanford 1968, p. 8. Fox 2008. Strabo, Geographica, 1.2.15, cited in Finley 1976, p. 33 Zazzera 2019. Jones 1996
Odyssey
Civil war in 87 BC between the consuls of the Roman Republic
other Roman generals in the field in Italy, Metellus Pius and Pompeius Strabo; the Samnites, who were formally at war with Rome, joined Cinna. Peter Brunt
Bellum_Octavianum
Important city of Magna Graecia
pressure. The authenticity of the name of the founder (oekist) is uncertain as Strabo is the only source and it might be a corruption of [Sagar]is or [Sybar]is
Sybaris
Ancient Greek mythological monster
Homer's "Arimoi". Strabo, 12.8.19, compare with Diodorus Siculus 5.71.2–6, which says that Zeus slew Typhon in Phrygia. Strabo, 13.4.11. Strabo, 13.4.6. For
Echidna_(mythology)
Provider of prophecies or insights
perseus.tufts.edu. "Strabo, Geography, Book 11, chapter 7, section 1". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, A93.5 Strabo, Geography, 11
Oracle
Archaeological site in Tunisia
the manufacture of arms" with great skill and effectiveness. According to Strabo (63 BC – AD 21) in his Geographica: [Carthage] each day produced one hundred
Carthage
Queen of the Meroitic Kingdom of Kush
who established a new Roman frontier at Hiere Sycaminos (Maharraqa). Strabo's account of the Meroitic War led against the Roman Empire includes a queen
Amanirenas
Greek mythological king; father of Penelope
1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library. Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University
Icarius_(Spartan)
Thracian tribe of modern northern Bulgaria and southern Romania
root was also used for the Tyragetae, Thyssagetae, Massagetae and others. Strabo stated in his Geographica (c. 7 BC – 20 AD) wrote that the term "Dacian"
Getae
Muse of epic poetry
his lyre he led down from Pieria." Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.294–340, 662–678 Strabo, Geographica 10.3.19 Plutarch (1927). "Plutarch's Moralia". The Internet
Calliope
1st century BC Indian philosopher and monk
Zarmanochegas (Greek: Ζαρμανοχηγάς; according to Strabo) or Zarmarus (according to Dio Cassius) was a gymnosophist (naked philosopher), a monk of the Sramana
Zarmanochegas
Celtic people of La Tène Bohemia and Moravia
people with the Hercynian Forest and with Boiohaemum. Posidonius, quoted by Strabo, reports that the Boii formerly (πρότερον) inhabited the Hercynian Forest
Boii_(Bohemia)
River of forgetfulness in the Greek underworld
William J. Richardson have expanded on this school of thought. According to Strabo, the Lima river, located between modern-day Norte Region, Portugal, and
Lethe
Iranian religion founded by Zoroaster
to practice the faith [Zoroastrianism] of their forefathers; and there Strabo, observing in the first century BCE, records (XV.3.15) that these "fire
Zoroastrianism
Military campaigns undertaken by the Romans during the rule of emperor Augustus
8 April 2026. Dio LI.20.5; LI.21.6 Strabo XVII.1.53 CAH X 148 Dio LIII.23.5-7 ILS 895 Dio LI.23-5 CAH X 451 Strabo XVI.4.23-5 Bowersock, G. W. (1990)
Wars_of_Augustus
Locations mentioned in Homer's Odyssey
Quarterly 46.1: 103-13. Strabo 7.3.6. Argonautica 4.983ff. Strabo 1.2.15. Strabo 1.2.14. Strabo 1.2.37, 7.3.6. Strabo 1.2.15-16. Strabo 1.2.17. See especially
Geography_of_the_Odyssey
and educational. He is effectively adopted by Sejanus's wealthy father Strabo, who is unaware of the role he played in his son's death and pays for Coriolanus's
List of The Hunger Games characters
List_of_The_Hunger_Games_characters
Ancient city near modern Naples, Italy
Porphyrius Priscus Procopius Simplicius of Cilicia Sozomen Stephanus Byzantinus Strabo Themistius Theodoret Zonaras Zosimus Major cities Alexandria Antioch Aquileia
Pompeii
Island northwest of continental Europe
are quotations of the periplus by later authors, such as those within Strabo's Geographica, Pliny's Natural History and Diodorus of Sicily's Bibliotheca
Great_Britain
Two Ancient Egyptian statues near Luxor
Strabo, who said that he heard the sound during a visit in 20 BCE, by which time it apparently was already well-known. The description varied; Strabo
Colossi_of_Memnon
Ancient name of water between the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula
Strabo, Geography 14. 1. 31 Strabo, Geography 14. 1. 33 Strabo, Geography 16. 3. 5 Scholiast on Strabo, Geography 16. 3. 5 (The Geography of Strabo trans
Erythraean_Sea
Municipal unit in Greece
been no longer in existence in the time of Strabo, since he speaks of the place where Iolcus stood. Strabo states that a festal assembly was held there
Iolcus
War between Rome and its Italian allies
Sextus' army and Pompey Strabo's forces, Lafrenius' forces were routed and forced into Asculum, which was then besieged by Strabo. Sextus' forces then forced
Social_War_(91–87_BC)
2nd-century BC Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek king
in the north to Arachosia (the Helmand Province). The Greek geographer Strabo wrote that he "conquered more tribes than Alexander the Great" in India
Menander_I
Historical region in Asia
Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 2013-05-10. Strabo 2.1.22f Strabo 2.5.32 Strabo 11.11.1 "LacusCurtius • Strabo's Geography — Book XV Chapter 2". Gnoli, Gherardo
Ariana
Ancient people of Bithynia
(Greek: Βέβρυκες) were a tribe of people who lived in Bithynia. According to Strabo they were one of the many Thracian tribes that had crossed from Europe into
Bebryces
Land bridge located between the Peloponnese peninsula and mainland Greece
Peloponnese from mainland Greece. In the first century AD the geographer Strabo noted a stele on the Isthmus of Corinth, which bore two inscriptions. One
Isthmus_of_Corinth
Country in Southeast and Central Europe
the river Tisza at the beginning of the 5th century BC. Centuries later, Strabo associated the Getae with the Dacians who dominated the lands along the
Romania
Library in ancient Alexandria, Egypt
have either survived or been rebuilt shortly thereafter. The geographer Strabo mentions having visited the Mouseion in around 20 BC, and the prodigious
Library_of_Alexandria
1st century AD Germanic noblewoman and wife of Arminius
during his invasion of Germania. She was the wife of Arminius. Tacitus and Strabo cite her capture as evidence of both the firmness and restraint of Roman
Thusnelda
Peninsula in Europe
incompatible with kerm/kerem and therefore deriving from another original term. Strabo (Geography vii 4.3, xi. 2.5), Polybius, (Histories 4.39.4), and Ptolemy
Crimea
Island mentioned in Ancient Greek and Roman literature
Thule night lasted only two hours, a clear reference to the midnight sun. Strabo, in his Geographica (c. AD 30), mentions Thule in describing Eratosthenes'
Thule
Highest mountain in Cyprus
Writing in the late first century BC or first century AD, the geographer Strabo reported that on one of its promontories was a temple to Aphrodite Acraea
Mount_Olympus_(Cyprus)
Roman general and dictator (138–78 BC)
Caesar Strabo, merely an ex-aedile and one of Sulla's long-time enemies, had contested the top magistracy. Beyond personal enmity, Caesar Strabo may also
Sulla
Greek and Roman mythological creature
3.485 ff Strabo, 8.3.14 Scholia minora on Homer's Iliad, 6.21 [= Alcman, fr. 63 Campbell, pp. 438, 439 = fr. 63 PMG (Page, p. 53)]. Strabo, 10.3.19 Acusilaus
Nymph
Grid on a map, depicting a coordinate system
2009, p.201 Strabo (1917). Jones, Horace Leonard (ed.). Geographica. Vol. 2. Harvard University Press. p. 253. doi:10.4159/DLCL.strabo-geography.1917
Graticule
Pompeia had two elder brothers Sextus Pompeius and Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo. Through Strabo, she was a paternal aunt to triumvir Pompey and his sister Pompeia
Pompeia (sister of Pompeius Strabo)
Pompeia_(sister_of_Pompeius_Strabo)
Island home of Greek mythological hero Odysseus
Bittlestone/Diggle/Underhill (below): James Diggle at p. 508. Strabo (63/4 BC – c. AD 24). Jones, P.V. (1917–1932). Strabo: Geography (Loeb Classical Library ed.). Cambridge
Homer's_Ithaca
Governor and autonomous ruler of Pergamon
Pergamon. Strabo, 12.3.8. Hansen, p. 15. Strabo, 13.4.1. Pausanias, 1.10.3, 4; Strabo, 13.4.1. Pausanias, 1.10.5. Junianus Justinus, 17.2; Strabo, 13.4.1
Philetaerus
Ancient group of non Indo-European peoples from present-day France
this region Gallia Aquitania. Classical authors such as Julius Caesar and Strabo clearly distinguish the Aquitani from the other peoples of Gaul, and note
Aquitani
Hellenistic astronomer and philosopher
writings of Plutarch, Aetius, and Strabo, all of whom were Greeks, and the Persian Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi. Strabo lists Seleucus as one of the four
Seleucus_of_Seleucia
Culture hero of Greek and Roman myth
and an altar was constructed to him on the Aventine Hill. In addition, Strabo mentions a story that Rome was an Arcadian colony founded by Evander. Dionysius
Evander_of_Pallantium
King of the Lapiths in Greek mythology
Wanyūdō Virgil, Aeneid 6.601 Diodorus Siculus, 4.69.3 Hyginus, Fabulae 62 Strabo, 9, p. 442 Peirithoös also slew a kinsman, which occasioned his own wandering
Ixion
Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
Trephonius ("the nurturing"), depending on whether you believe Pausanias, or Strabo. The hero Amphiaraus was honored as Zeus Amphiaraus at Oropus outside of
Zeus
Deity in Greek mythology
endure"; Doig offers the further possibility that Virgil was aware of Strabo's remark that the native North African name for this mountain was Douris
Atlas_(mythology)
Cultural area in northwestern France
name to the city of Vannes. Despite confusion by the classical scholar Strabo, they were unrelated to the Adriatic Veneti. Those people had strong economic
Brittany
Roman statesman and general
departed for Picenum where he served as a senior legate to Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo. In 89 BC, Lucius or his relative Sextus (the sources are not clear) inflicted
Lucius Julius Caesar (consul 90 BC)
Lucius_Julius_Caesar_(consul_90_BC)
Celibate Mysian group known to Strabo
being dedicated to the gods. They are described by Strabo, sourcing Poseidonius. According to Strabo, whether they took up celibacy or not they were collectively
Ctistae
Ancient shrine to god Pluto in Turkey
fumes. The Ploutonion was described by several ancient writers including Strabo, Cassius Dio and Damascius [citation needed]. It is a small cave, just large
Ploutonion_at_Hierapolis
Ancient Roman family
wills. Terentius, reputed to have been the murderer of Galba. Terentius Strabo Erucius Homullus, consul suffectus for the months of May and June, in AD
Terentia_gens
One of the easternmost countries of Asia known to the ancient Greeks and Romans
Kanka [Kangju]". Beginning in the 1st century BC with Virgil, Horace, and Strabo, Roman histories offer only vague accounts of China and the silk-producing
Serica
c. 305–303 BCE conflict in South Asia
authors Strabo (64 or 63 BCE – c. 24 CE) XV 2,9, Plutarch (1st c. CE), Justin (2nd c. CE), and Appian (2nd c. CE) 'Syr. 55. According to Jansari, Strabos and
Seleucid–Mauryan_War
Fictional island in Plato's works
historians and philosophers who believed in the existence of Atlantis were Strabo and Posidonius. Some have theorized that, before the sixth century BC, the
Atlantis
Roman statesman and lawyer (106–43 BC)
("Puppy"). In 90 BC, at the age of 15, Cicero started serving under Pompey Strabo and later Sulla in the Social War between Rome and its Italian allies. When
Cicero
Ancient tribe in the Balkans
centuries. Ancient tradition considered the Dardani as an Illyrian people. Strabo, in particular – also mentioning Galabri and Thunatae as Dardanian tribes
Dardani
Part of ancient Cappadocia
Kαταoνία) was one of the divisions of ancient Cappadocia. It is described by Strabo, who had visited it, as a level plain surrounded by mountain- on the south
Cataonia
Strabo Vivian Claggett (May 26, 1892 – July 12, 1966) was an American financier and politician who was the Democratic Party's nominee for Massachusetts
Strabo_V._Claggett
Eurasian sea northeast of the Mediterranean
mythological contexts the "true" name Póntos Áxeinos remained favored. Strabo's Geographica (1.2.10) reports that in antiquity, the Black Sea was often
Black_Sea
STRABO
STRABO
Female
Romanian
Romanian name derived from Roman Dacia, the name for the region that is today Moldova and Romania. According to Strabo, the Dacians were originally known as the daoi, from Phrygian daos, DACIANA means "wolf." It is interesting to note, too, that daoi is the Gaelic word for a "wicked man."
STRABO
STRABO
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh
Ideal
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Kite.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Well-known; Much Heardof
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Chayim, HYAM means "life."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Boy/Male
Tamil
Srinath | à®·à¯à®°à¯€à®¨à®¾à®¤Â
Husband of Lakshmi
Girl/Female
Afghan, African, Arabic, Australian, French, Muslim, Pakistani, Swahili
Gracious
Boy/Male
Australian, German, Greek, Italian
Order; From Cosmos; Beauty
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Cold Brook
Girl/Female
Greek
Daughter of Erechtheus.
STRABO
STRABO
STRABO
STRABO
STRABO
n.
The operation for the removal of squinting by the division of such muscles as distort the eyeball.