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       Strabo

      The Geography of Strabo

      (Vol.1-3)

      Complete Edition

      e-artnow, 2020

       Contact: [email protected]

      EAN 4064066060039

       Volume 1

       Volume 2

       Volume 3

      Volume 1

       Table of Contents

       BOOK I. INTRODUCTION.

       CHAPTER I.

       CHAPTER II.

       CHAPTER III.

       CHAPTER IV.

       BOOK II.

       CHAPTER I.

       CHAPTER II.

       CHAPTER III.

       CHAPTER IV.

       CHAPTER V.

       BOOK III. SPAIN.

       CHAPTER I.

       CHAPTER II.

       CHAPTER III.

       CHAPTER IV.

       CHAPTER V.

       BOOK IV. GAUL.

       CHAPTER I.

       CHAPTER II.

       CHAPTER III.

       CHAPTER IV. GAUL. THE BELGÆ.

       CHAPTER V. BRITAIN.

       CHAPTER VI. THE ALPS.

       BOOK V. ITALY.

       CHAPTER I.

       CHAPTER II.

       CHAPTER III.

       CHAPTER IV.

       BOOK VI. ITALY.

       CHAPTER I.

       CHAPTER II.

       CHAPTER III.

       CHAPTER IV.

       BOOK VII.

       CHAPTER I.

       CHAPTER II.

       CHAPTER III.

       CHAPTER IV.

       CHAPTER V.

       CHAPTER VI.

       CHAPTER VII.

      BOOK I.

      INTRODUCTION.

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      SUMMARY.

      That geographical investigation is not inconsistent with philosophy.—That Homer gives proof of it throughout his poems.—That they who first wrote on the science have omitted much, or given disjointed, defective, false, or inconsistent accounts.—Proofs and demonstrations of the correctness of this statement, with general heads containing a summary description of the disposition of the whole habitable earth.—Credit to be attached to the probabilities and evident proofs that in many regions the land and sea have been shifted, and exchanged places with each other.

      CHAPTER I.

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      1.1If the scientific investigation of any subject be the proper avocation of the philosopher, Geography, the science of which we propose to treat, is certainly entitled to a high place; and this is evident from many considerations. They who first ventured to handle the matter were distinguished men, Homer, Anaximander the Milesian, and Hecatæus, (his fellow-citizen according to Eratosthenes,) Democritus, Eudoxus, Dicæarchus, Ephorus, with many others, and after