Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

Strabo

[strey-boh]
noun
  1. 63? b.c.–a.d. 21?, Greek geographer and historian.
Show More
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for strabo

Historical Examples

  • 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.

  • Though Strabo was a great historian, it is evident that he was not a prophet.

  • 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
  1. ?63 bc –?23 ad, Greek geographer and historian, noted for his Geographica
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012