{"id":12970,"date":"2025-05-20T08:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/?p=12970"},"modified":"2026-04-02T08:58:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:58:56","slug":"the-inhabited-world-according-to-strabo-1st-century-bce","status":"publish","type":"map","link":"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/map\/the-inhabited-world-according-to-strabo-1st-century-bce\/","title":{"rendered":"The Inhabited World According to Strabo (1st Century BCE)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-31d465b ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-31d465b-wrapper > .ugb-container__side{align-items:center !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-31d465b-content-wrapper.ugb-container__content-wrapper{width:75% !important}.ugb-31d465b.ugb-container{padding-left:60px !important}}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-31d465b > .ugb-inner-block > .ugb-block-content > *{padding-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-31d465b-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-31d465b-content-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-9406a1f ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-9406a1f > .ugb-inner-block > .ugb-block-content > *{padding-bottom:0px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-9406a1f-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-9406a1f-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<h4>This historical reconstruction represents the known world as described by the Greek geographer Strabo in the 1st century BCE. The map reflects classical Greco-Roman geographical understanding, dividing the world into three main continents\u2014Europa, Asia, and Libya (Africa)\u2014surrounded by the &#8220;Oceanus&#8221; on all sides. Notable features include the Caspian and Persian seas, the mountain ranges of central Asia, and major cultural centers of antiquity. Though not to modern geographic standards, it offers insights into ancient perceptions of world geography, trade routes, and cultural boundaries.<\/h4>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1042\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-0010-BCE-Geography-of-Strabo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12832\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-0010-BCE-Geography-of-Strabo.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-0010-BCE-Geography-of-Strabo-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-0010-BCE-Geography-of-Strabo-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-0010-BCE-Geography-of-Strabo-768x501.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<p>Right-click image file to save.<\/p>\n<h4>Source:<\/h4>\n<p>Reconstructed from Strabo\u2019s <em data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"845\">Geographica<\/em>, as interpreted by 19th-century historical cartographers. Digitized by the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n<h4>Resolution:<\/h4>\n<p>Hand-drawn historical map; small scale with illustrative rather than precise geospatial accuracy.<\/p>\n<h4>Suggested Use:<\/h4>\n<p>Ideal for classical studies, historical geography, and teaching ancient worldviews. Useful for comparing ancient geographic knowledge with modern cartographic data.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>References<\/h4>\n<p>Strabo. <em data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1289\">Geographica<\/em>, ca. 20 BCE.<br data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1305\">Roller, Duane W. 2014. <em data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1405\">The Geography of Strabo: An English Translation with Introduction and Notes<\/em>. Cambridge University Press.<br data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1437\">Harley, J.B., &amp; Woodward, D. 1987. <em data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1590\">The History of Cartography, Volume 1: Cartography in Prehistoric, Ancient, and Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean<\/em>. University of Chicago Press.<br data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1623\">University of Michigan Digital Collections.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12832,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[396,1],"tags":[],"location":[334],"surface-characteristic":[],"class_list":["post-12970","map","type-map","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-historical-world","category-uncategorized","location-global"],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-0010-BCE-Geography-of-Strabo.jpg",1042,680,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-0010-BCE-Geography-of-Strabo-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-0010-BCE-Geography-of-Strabo-300x196.jpg",300,196,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-0010-BCE-Geography-of-Strabo-768x501.jpg",768,501,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-0010-BCE-Geography-of-Strabo-1024x668.jpg",1024,668,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-0010-BCE-Geography-of-Strabo.jpg",1042,680,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-0010-BCE-Geography-of-Strabo.jpg",1042,680,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>This historical reconstruction represents the known world as described by the Greek geographer Strabo in the 1st century BCE. 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