Strabo Geography 9.5.21

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.) — 9.5.21 focus
Translations (1)
Geography Perseus (Strabo. The Geography of Strabo, Vols. 1-3. Hamilton, Hans Claude, translator; Falconer, William, translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854-1857.) — 9.5.21 focus

Notes on the current edition

Geography

1. Homer nowhere specifically names either the Magnetans or their country except in Hom. Il. 2.756, , where he says, “Prothoüs, son of Tenthredon, was the leader of the Magnetans.”
2. Hom. Il. 2.757
3. Hom. Il. 2.738
4. Hom. Il. 2.734
5. Hom. Il. 2.301
6. Some modern scholars question the authenticity of this passage. See Leaf’s note ad loc.