Geographica

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ancient geographical treatise literary work

Geographica is an extensive ancient geographical treatise, traditionally attributed to Strabo, that systematically describes the known world of the Greco-Roman era.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Geographica canonical 3
Geographica by Strabo 1
Strabo’s Geographica 1

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient geographical treatise ⓘ
literary work ⓘ
author Strabo NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains descriptions of cities ⓘ
descriptions of regions ⓘ
ethnographic information ⓘ
historical information ⓘ
political geography ⓘ
topographical descriptions ⓘ
culturalContext Greco-Roman world NERFINISHED ⓘ
describes known world of the Greco-Roman era ⓘ
focusesOn Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mediterranean region NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre chorography ⓘ
geography ⓘ
historicalSignificance important source for ancient ethnography ⓘ
key text for understanding Roman imperial world-view ⓘ
major source for ancient geography ⓘ
influenced Renaissance geography ⓘ
early modern cartography ⓘ
later ancient geography ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
originallyDividedInto multiple books ⓘ
periodDescribed Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
early Roman Empire ⓘ
subject human geography ⓘ
physical geography ⓘ
regional description ⓘ
survivesAs nearly complete text ⓘ
timeOfComposition 1st century BCE ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ
traditionalAttribution Strabo NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesSources Eratosthenes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hipparchus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Polybius NERFINISHED ⓘ
earlier Greek geographers ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Augustan age → hasMainWork → Geographica ⓘ
Strabo → notableWork → Geographica ⓘ
Strabo → authorOf → Geographica ⓘ
Queen Amanirenas → source → Geographica ⓘ
this entity surface form: Strabo’s Geographica
Egyptian Labyrinth → mentionedIn → Geographica ⓘ
this entity surface form: Geographica by Strabo