Strabo of Amasia: A Greek Man of Letters in Augustan Rome

by Daniela Dueck

Overview

Strabo of Amasia offers an intellectual biography of Strabo, a Greek man of letters, set against the political and cultural background of Augustan Rome. It offers the first full-scale interpretation of the man and his life in English. It emphasises the place and importance of Strabo's Geography and of geography itself within these intellectual circles. It argues for a deeper understanding of the fusion of Greek and Roman elements in the culture of the Roman Empire. Though he wrote in Greek, Strabo must be regarded as an 'Augustan' writer like Virgil or Livy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415216722
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/29/2000
Series:	Ancient History Series
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Daniela Dueck is an instructor in the departments of Classical Studies and history at Bar Ilan University, Israel. She studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where she researched and wrote her PhD dissertation on Strabo's Geography.

Table of Contents

1 Strabo's background and antecedents 2 Strabo and the Greek Tradition 3 Strabo and the World of Augustan Rome 4 Geography, Politics, and Empire 5 Greek Scholars in Augustan Rome 6 The Geography - A 'Colossal Work'

Editorial Reviews

'Dueck succeeds in writing a book that accomplishes Strabo's aims. Her book entertains and is of use. And while concentrating on particular details, it also provides the general picture. Strabo called his Geography a 'monumental work'. It still awaits a monumental study. However, Dueck's book on this elusive geographer will certainly be the first corner-stone in such a future enterprise.' - Eran Almagor, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

'D.'s book does Strabo a real service. Her vivid though delicate construction of Strabo the man ... presented with elegance and anthusiasm, must surely entice the reader of this book to pick up the text of Strabo again, or, even better, for the first time.' - Classical Review

'Thanks to D., we have an excellent general survey of our knowledge from the mythical past to the Augustan age.' - Ancient East and West

'Dueck's book does Strabo a real service. Her vivid though delicate construction of Strabo the man ... presented with elegance and anthusiasm, must surely entice the reader of this book to pick up the text of Strabo again, or, even better, for the first time.' - Classical Review

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