Strabo's Cultural Geography: The Making of a Kolossourgia - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521175100 ISBN 13: 9780521175104

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Strabo of Amasia, a Greek geographer of the Augusto-Tiberian period, collected his observations of the Roman world of his time in his magnum opus, the Geography, which he described as a 'Kolossourgia', a colossal statue of a work. This term reflects not only the work's size in seventeen books, but also its multi-faceted nature. An international team of Strabo scholars explores its details, and the cultural, political, historical and geographical questions addressed in the Geography. They present different approaches to the study of Strabo, from traditional literary and historical perspectives to newer material and feminist readings.

About this title

Book Description

Strabo of Amasia, a Greek geographer of the Augusto-Tiberian period, described his Geography as a 'Kolossourgia', a colossal statue of a work. In this volume an international team of scholars explores the cultural, political, historical and geographical questions addressed in the Geography. Different approaches are offered to the study of Strabo, from traditional literary and historical perspectives to newer material and feminist readings. These diverse approaches inform each other to provide a wide-ranging exploration of Strabo's work, making the book essential reading for students of ancient history and ancient geography.

About the Author

Daniela Dueck is Lecturer in Classics and History at Bar Ilan University. She is the author of Strabo of Amasia: A Greek Man of Letters in Augustan Rome (2000). Hugh Lindsay is Lecturer in Classics at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales. He is the author of Suetonius Caligula (1993), Suetonius Tiberius (1995) and a wide range of articles on the ancient world. Sarah Pothecary is an independent scholar. She has published a range of articles on Strabo and related topics which have appeared in journals such as Phoenix, Mnemosyne and Classical Philology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521175100
• ISBN 13: 9780521175104
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Dueck Daniela