Strabo 63b.c.- 24 a.d.

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Strabo 63b.c.- 24 a.d.

• Greek Historian, Geographer, and Philosopher
• Most noted for Geographica,
• a 17 book encyclopedia of geographic knowledge of
  the time.
• Traveled extensively.

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Born in Amasya, Pontus Province
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Region of Strabos Travels
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Geographica

• Extensive, 17 books
• First known compilation of geographic knowledge
• Regional approach to geography
• Advanced geographic theories

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Early World Maps
ERATOSTHENES, c. 194 BC
HERODOTUS, c. 450 BC
STRABO, c. 18 AD
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Strabos Globe AD 18
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Strabos World Map AD 18
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Sources

• www.henry-davis.com/MAPS
• www.kanyak.com/strabo
• www.bartleby.com/65/st/Strabo
• classics.mit.edu/Browse/browse-Strabo
• www.malaspina.com/site/person_1085.asp
• www.dalton.org/groups/Rome/RMap