Strabo

[ strey-boh ]

noun

1. 63? b.c.–a.d. 21?, Greek geographer and historian.

Strabo

/ ˈstreɪbəʊ /

noun

1. Strabo?63 bc?23 adMGreekGEOGRAPHY: geographerHISTORY: historian ?63 bc –?23 ad , Greek geographer and historian, noted for his Geographica

Example Sentences

This ties in with the account of the geographer Strabo who did much of his own research some decades after the events of 48–47 BCE using sources from the library.

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There is no ground for considering the Geography of Strabo an improved edition of that of Eratosthenes.

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These countries Strabo never saw; his description, therefore, is founded on the authority of travellers and historians.

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In the 15th book, Strabo describes India and Persia, the latter in two chief divisions, viz.

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Strabo had travelled through the whole of Egypt, as far as Syene and Philæ, and writes with the decided tone of an eye-witness.

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Yet he was a very able scholar, and has the merit of attempting the first critical edition of Strabo.

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