Strabo’s Geographica: The Whole Known World

In today’s blog and Twitter-saturated world of short text, Strabo’s (63 BCE – c. 24 CE) Geographica seems almost from another world.  Not only was it lengthy—composed of 17 books—but it is also one of the most important sources on geography ever written.   What is Geographica about, and what impact did it have on geographic thought and of the world?

Strabo

Strabo