Strabon about the Arcady

  • Dorota Marciniuk The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Faculty of Humanities
Keywords: Strabo; Arcadia; sightseeing; antiquity

Abstract

The article contains explaining of the fragment of Geography by the Greek writer Strabon, dedicated to the description of the land Arcadia. The author is paying special attention to the geographical situation, cities, mountains and rivers in Arcadia as well as is mentioning more important monuments. The translation was preceded by the short admission which contains messages about entire work and his composition.

References

Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World, ed. by H. Cancik and H. Schneider, t. III, Leiden–Boston: Brill 2003.

Mała encyklopedia kultury antycznej A-Z, Warszawa: PWN 1999.

Witkowski S.: Historiografia grecka, t. III, Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności 1927.

Wróbel M.: Geografia grecka, w: Literatura Grecji starożytnej, pod red. H. Podbielskiego, t. II, Lublin: TN KUL 2005, s. 123-147.

Published
2019-10-07
Section
Translations