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

by Daniela Dueck

Book 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415620171
• ISBN13: 9780415620178
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"