The Geography of Strabo, Volume 1 (of 3) Literally Translated, with Notes

"The Geography of Strabo, Volume 1 (of 3)" by Strabo is a record of old geographical understandings from the start of the 1st century AD. This important book methodically searches through every land known then, mixing geography with smart ideas, and naming earlier thinkers and poets who helped create it. It mainly looks at describing and watching different areas, groups of people, and events, telling how geography works with old learning. The book starts by saying geography is a science mixed with philosophy; Strabo talks about how geography started, naming people like Homer and Eratosthenes to show its history. He stresses knowing geography helps society, government, and understanding space, and he finds fault with old geographers' mistakes, preparing his search of lands lived on, remembering the changes that happened to land and sea that molded people's experiences and understanding.