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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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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
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
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
descriptions found in ancient Greek and Roman writings (including those of Strabo, Diodorus Siculus and Quintus Curtius Rufus) represented a romantic ideal
Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon
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
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
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
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
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
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 Greek god of winemaking and wine
Strabo, in the first century, linked Sabazios with Zagreus among Phrygian ministers and attendants of the sacred rites of Rhea and Dionysos. Strabo's
Dionysus
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
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
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
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." Ancient
Menander_I
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
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
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
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
Ancient Greek mythological hero
pleasant person, and brave." Ajax's mother's name was Eriopis. According to Strabo, he was born in Naryx in Locris, where Ovid calls him Narycius heros. According
Ajax_the_Lesser
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
American actor (1917–2012)
"Fatso" Judson 1954 Johnny Guitar Bart Lonergan Demetrius and the Gladiators Strabo The Bounty Hunter Bill Rachin Vera Cruz Donnegan 1955 Bad Day at Black Rock
Ernest_Borgnine
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
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)
Priest of the goddess Diana at Aricia in Italy
office by combat had become subject to outside control. The Greek geographer Strabo also mentions the institution: "and in fact a barbaric, and Scythian, element
Rex_Nemorensis
Greek island in the Ionian Sea
east of the island. As of 2011[update], it had no resident population. Strabo, and most modern writers, identify Dulichium, from which Homer reports that
Makri_(island)
Ancient town in Phrygia, Asia Minor
(20 lb) of gold, which was being sent annually to the Temple at Jerusalem. Strabo (64 BC – 24 AD) attributes the celebrity of the city to the fertility of
Laodicea_on_the_Lycus
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
Roman general and politician
general and politician who became consul in 89 BC alongside Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo. He died at the Battle of Fucine Lake, possibly at the hands of Gaius Marius
Lucius_Porcius_Cato
Ancient Greek analogue astronomical computer
Ptolemy Pytheas Seleucus Sosigenes of Alexandria Sosigenes the Peripatetic Strabo Thales Theodosius Theon of Alexandria Theon of Smyrna Timocharis Treatises
Antikythera_mechanism
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
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)
Ancient Greek city in Ionia, modern Turkey
daughter of Themistocles was said to have been a priestess of that divinity. Strabo later noted the temple no longer existed, the town having been transferred
Magnesia_on_the_Maeander
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 tribe in Central Europe
friendship and that of the Roman people. The contemporary Greek geographer Strabo testified that the Cimbri still existed as a Germanic tribe, presumably
Cimbri
Archeological site in Tunisia
Peloponnesian War, vi.2.2; Ephorus of Cyme in FGrH 70 F 137b. Strabo, Geography of Strabo vi. 2.1. Based on the work of St. Augustine, Confessions, V,
Carthage_Punic_Ports
Last pre-Islamic Iranian empire (224–651 AD)
but there are no references explicitly naming the language. In Meshan, Strabo divided the Semitic population of the province into "Chaldeans" (Aramaic-speakers)
Sasanian_Empire
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
Roman legion
Details of the expedition to Arabia Felix are given by Strabo, Cassius Dio and Pliny the Elder. Strabo's account is particularly detailed, and derives most
Legio_X_Fretensis
Name for ancient Mysian vegetarians
confounded with the Getae, according to Strabo. As such, some commentators refer to them as Dacian priesthood. Strabo, Geography VII.3.3, and note 17: literally
Kapnobatai
Celtic tribe
territory became part of the Roman province of Cisalpine Gaul. According to Strabo, writing two centuries after the events, rather than being destroyed by
Boii_(Bohemia)
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
Mythical horse
Nemean Games. The late first-century BC to early first-century AD geographer Strabo, says that when Adrastus' chariot was wrecked (at Thebes) he escaped on
Arion_(horse)
Group of islands in the Ionian Sea
(/ɪˈkɪnədiːz/; Greek: αἱ Ἐχινάδες νῆσοι per Herodotus, Thucydides, and Strabo, per Homer Echinae (αἱ Ἐχῖναι νῆσοι, Italian: Curzolari) are a group of
Echinades
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
Accounts of his expedition to Arabia Felix are given by Strabo, Cassius Dio and Pliny the Elder. Strabo's account is particularly detailed, and derives most
History of the Romans in Arabia
History_of_the_Romans_in_Arabia
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
Minor character in the Homeric epics
(in some sources unnamed, but in others, including in the retelling by Strabo, identified as Polites) who was killed on the island of Temesa and returned
Polites_(friend_of_Odysseus)
Ancient city in modern Libya
Chester: Tamarisk Publications. ISBN 9780953856534. Strabo (1903) [1854]. The Geography of Strabo. Bohn's Classical Library. Vol. 3 vols. Translated by
Leptis_Magna
Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods
Arabus, p. 24; Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 88 Most (pp. 172, 173) [= Strabo, Geographica 1.2.34]. Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, p.9, in German Stephanus
Hermes
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)
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
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
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
Unidentified plant used as a seasoning and medicine
the two were considered the same by many Romans, including the geographer Strabo. Silphium was considered highly valuable by all who held it. The plant was
Silphium
Greek mythological figure in the Odyssey
Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website. Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University
Mentes_(King_of_the_Taphians)
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
Town of ancient Pontus in Asia minor
Pompeius took the place and its treasures, which, when Strabo wrote, were in the Roman Capitol. In Strabo's time a woman, Pythodoris, the widow of King Polemon
Cabira
2004 American film
try to release Strabo, revealing Jill was in on the plan and shot Jimmy with blanks. Jules is exposed as the shooter who killed Strabo, so Laszlo shoots
The_Whole_Ten_Yards
Equatorial region of Earth thought to be uninhabitable by classical scholars
1175/1520-0477(1999)080<0669:TCOCFP>2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 26214921. Strabo (1917). The Geography of Strabo. Leob Classical Library. p. 363. ISBN 978-0674990555. {{cite
Torrid_zone
Mythical king of Athens
the land was explained further in the following text by the geographer Strabo: ... when Attica was divided into four parts, Nisus obtained Megaris as
Aegeus
Muse of erotic and lyric poetry in Greek mythology
1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library. Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H. L. Jones. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard
Erato
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
Greek
Nightingale.
Boy/Male
Biblical
An oak, a curse, perjury.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Golden Victory
Girl/Female
Teutonic
warrior.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a herbalist or spicer, from Middle English cull(en) ‘to pick’ (Old French coillir, from Latin colligere ‘to collect or gather’) + peper ‘pepper’.
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Goddess Saraswati
Girl/Female
Tamil
Princess
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
Wise
Girl/Female
Muslim
Breeze, Fresh air
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Warwickshire named Astley, from Old English ēast ‘east’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. There are several other places in western and northwestern England so named, but the modern surname seems to be particularly associated with the one in Warwickshire. See also Astle.
STRABO
STRABO
STRABO
STRABO
STRABO
n.
The operation for the removal of squinting by the division of such muscles as distort the eyeball.