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Strabo of Amasia, a Greek geographer of the Augusto-Tiberian period, collected his observations of the Roman world of his time in his magnum opus, the Geography, which he described as a 'Kolossourgia', a colossal statue of a work. This term reflects not only the work's size in seventeen books, but also its multi-faceted nature. An international team of Strabo scholars explores its details, and the cultural, political, historical and geographical questions addressed in the Geography. They present different approaches to the study of Strabo, from traditional literary and historical perspectives to newer material and feminist readings.
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STRABO’S CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
Strabo of Amasia, a Greek geographer of the Augusto-Tiberian period, observed the Roman world of his time. He collected his observations in his magnum opus, the Geography, which he described as a ‘Kolossourgia’, a colossal statue of a work. This term reflects not only the work’s size in seventeen books, but also its multi-faceted nature, composed of many different elements like the detailing on a statue. In this volume an international team of Strabo scholars explores those details, discussing the cultural, political, historical and geographical questions addressed in the Geography. The collection offers a number of different approaches to the study of Strabo, from traditional literary and historical perspectives to newer material and feminist readings. These diverse themes and approaches inform each other to provide a wide-ranging exploration of Strabo’s work, making the book essential reading for students of ancient history and ancient geography. D A N I E L A D U E C K is Lecturer in Classics and History at Bar Ilan University. She is the author of Strabo of Amasia: A Greek Man of Letters in Augustan Rome (2000). H U G H L I N D S A Y is Lecturer in Classics at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales. He is the author of Suetonius, Caligula (1993), Suetonius, Tiberius (1995) and a wide range of articles on the ancient world.
is an independent scholar. She has published a range of articles on Strabo and related topics which have appeared in journals such as Phoenix, Mnemosyne and Classical Philology.
SARAH POTHECARY
The Kolossos of Zeus at Olympia. Engraving made by Philips Galle in 1572, from an original made by Maarten van Heemskerck between 1498 and 1574
STRABO’S CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY The Making of a Kolossourgia
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DANIELA DUECK, HUGH LINDSAY AND SARAH POTHECARY
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Table of contents
List of maps List of illustrations List of tables List of figures List of contributors Acknowledgements List of abbreviations
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Introduction
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