Strabo Geography 12.3.8

Horace Leonard Jones (Translator)

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Geography. Strabo. Horace Leonard Jones (Translator). London. 1924-1929.

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Current edition Perseus

Geography (Books 6-14) (English) (Strabo. The Geography of Strabo, Vols. 3-6. Jones, Horace Leonard, translator. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd., 1924-1929 (printing).)

Editions (1)
Γεωγραφικά Perseus (Strabo. Strabonis Geographica, Vols. 1-3. Meineke, August, editor. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877.) — 12.3.8 focus
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Geography Perseus (Strabo. The Geography of Strabo, Vols. 1-3. Hamilton, Hans Claude, translator; Falconer, William, translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854-1857.) — 12.3.8 focus

Notes on the current edition

Geography

1. “parthenius” (lit. “maidenly”) was the name of a flower used in making garlands.
2. Hom. Il. 2.851
3. sc. “called Eneti,” or Enete.
4. i.e., Shore.
5. A variable measure (see 17. 1. 24).
6. i.e., instead of “from the Eneti” (cf. 12. 3. 25).
7. For a discussion of the Eneti, see Leaf, Troy, pp. 285 ff. (cf. 1. 3. 21, 3. 2. 13, and 12. 3. 25).
8. See 3. 2. 13 and 5. 1. 4.
9. 5. 1. 4.