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Strabo

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Stra·bo  (strb) 63? b.c.-a.d. 24?
Greek geographer and historian whose great work, Geography, is the only extant text describing the peoples known to the Greeks and Romans during the reign of Augustus.
Strabo [ˈstreɪbəʊ]
n
(Biographies / Strabo (?63 bc-?23 ad) M, Greek, GEOGRAPHY: geographer, HISTORY: historian) ?63 bc-?23 ad, Greek geographer and historian, noted for his Geographica
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Strabo [ˈstreɪbəʊ] N → Estrabón


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The Greek and Latin historians do not speak favourably of it, and Strabo says it is very dangerous during the Etesian winds and in the rainy season.
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It was famous in remote times for its copper mines, which, however, were worked out when Strabo wrote.
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