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Headword: *stra/twn
Adler number: sigma,1155
Translated headword: Straton, Strato, Strabo
Vetting Status: high
Translation:

Of Amaseia,[1] a philosopher. He lived under the emperor Tiberius.[2] He wrote a Geography in 7 books.

Greek Original:

*stra/twn, *)amaseu/s, filo/sofos. ge/gonen e)pi\ *tiberi/ou *kai/saros. e)/graye *gewgrafi/an e)n bibli/ois z#.

Notes:

Both here (as alphabetical order requires) and again at sigma 1187 the name should surely be Strabo; cf. pi 1941, end. On Strabo of Amaseia and his 17(sic)-book Geography see generally OCD4 s.v.
[1] For Amaseia see generally alpha 1506.
[2] For Tiberius see generally tau 551, tau 552.

Reference:

Duane W. Roller, The Geography of Strabo: an English translation, with introduction and notes (C.U.P. 2014)

Keywords: biography; chronology; geography; philosophy
Translated by: David Whitehead on 5 November 2001@07:15:46.
Vetted by:

Catharine Roth (set status) on 12 January 2005@20:23:08.
Catharine Roth (augmented note) on 12 January 2005@20:29:56.
David Whitehead (augmented notes) on 13 January 2005@02:57:13.
David Whitehead on 21 August 2011@09:54:32.
David Whitehead on 9 August 2014@12:01:57.
David Whitehead (added bibliography) on 16 May 2015@03:26:57.

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