Strabo

[strey-boh]

noun

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

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Historical Examples of strabo

When Strabo saw Philae, she was a distant neighbour of the mighty Cataracts.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson
A similar opinion as to Africa was held by Posidonius and by Strabo.
The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2)
John Fiske.
Though Strabo was a great historian, it is evident that he was not a prophet.
Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror
Richard Linthicum
The seacoast on the Atlantic side abounds in fish, says Strabo.
A Book of Discovery
Margaret Bertha (M. B.) Synge
But we cannot follow Strabo over the world in all his detail.
A Book of Discovery
Margaret Bertha (M. B.) Synge

British Dictionary definitions for strabo

Strabo

noun

?63 bc –?23 ad, Greek geographer and historian, noted for his Geographica

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