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Strabo's Geographia

Books 6-14 of the Geographia by the Greek philosopher Strabo are online at Perseus, in both the original Greek and an English translation. Bill Thayer of LacusCurtius, states that he will make the entire work available (English translation only), and he has started with Books 1-5 and 15-17 from which the following selections were taken.

Book 1

Book 4

Book 5

  • Chapter 1 - Northern Italy proper (roughly Emilia-Romagna), with specific reference to Istria
  • Chapter 2 - Tyrrhenia and Umbria (Tuscany, Umbria, and the N. Marche)
  • Chapter 3 - The Sabine lands and Latium
  • Chapter 4 - Picenum (S. Marche) and Campania

Sources:

  • LacusCurtius • Strabo's Geography. Based on Loeb Classical Library, 8 volumes, Greek texts with facing English translation by Horace White: Harvard University Press, 1917 thru 1932.

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