Strabo
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Strabo was an ancient Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian best known for his 17-volume work "Geographica," which described the peoples and places of the known world in his time.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Strabo canonical | 217 |
| Strabo’s Geography | 4 |
| Strabo Geography | 2 |
| works of Strabo | 2 |
| Strabo's Geography | 1 |
| Strabo’s Geographica | 1 |
| writings of Strabo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1164116 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Strabo Context triple: [Statue of Zeus at Olympia, documentedBy, Strabo]
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Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Dionysius of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian and rhetorician of the 1st century BC, best known for his work "Roman Antiquities," which offers a detailed account of early Roman history and institutions.
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Posidonius of Apamea
Posidonius of Apamea was a prominent Hellenistic philosopher, polymath, and influential later Stoic thinker whose work bridged Stoicism with contemporary science, history, and geography.
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Pausanias
Pausanias is an Athenian intellectual and lover of the poet Agathon who delivers a nuanced speech on the nature of love in Plato’s Symposium.
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Herodotus
Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian, often called the "Father of History," known for writing the seminal work "Histories" that chronicles the Greco-Persian Wars and various cultures of the ancient world.
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Cassius Dio
Cassius Dio was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome from its legendary origins through the early 3rd century CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Strabo Target entity description: Strabo was an ancient Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian best known for his 17-volume work "Geographica," which described the peoples and places of the known world in his time.
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A.
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Dionysius of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian and rhetorician of the 1st century BC, best known for his work "Roman Antiquities," which offers a detailed account of early Roman history and institutions.
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B.
Posidonius of Apamea
Posidonius of Apamea was a prominent Hellenistic philosopher, polymath, and influential later Stoic thinker whose work bridged Stoicism with contemporary science, history, and geography.
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C.
Pausanias
Pausanias is an Athenian intellectual and lover of the poet Agathon who delivers a nuanced speech on the nature of love in Plato’s Symposium.
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D.
Herodotus
Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian, often called the "Father of History," known for writing the seminal work "Histories" that chronicles the Greco-Persian Wars and various cultures of the ancient world.
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E.
Cassius Dio
Cassius Dio was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome from its legendary origins through the early 3rd century CE.
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Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Classical-era Greek person
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ancient Greek geographer ⓘ cartographer ⓘ historian ⓘ philosopher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Augustan age ⓘ |
| authorOf | Geographica ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 64 BCE ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Amaseia
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Asia Minor ⓘ Pontus ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 24 CE ⓘ |
| describedRegion |
Asia
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Europe ⓘ Libya ⓘ
surface form:
Libya (North Africa)
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| education |
studied in Nysa under Aristodemus
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studied philosophy ⓘ studied rhetoric ⓘ |
| era |
Hellenistic period
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early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethnography
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geography ⓘ history ⓘ philosophy ⓘ topography ⓘ |
| genre |
geographical literature
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historical prose ⓘ philosophical prose ⓘ |
| influenced |
Claudius Ptolemaeus
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surface form:
Ptolemy
Renaissance geographers ⓘ later Roman geographers ⓘ medieval geographers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Eratosthenes ⓘ Hipparchus ⓘ Homer ⓘ Posidonius of Apamea ⓘ
surface form:
Posidonius
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| knownFor |
describing the known world of his time
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integration of history and geography ⓘ systematic geographical description ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| methodology | combining personal travel with literary sources ⓘ |
| name | Strabo self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | Geographica ⓘ |
| religion | polytheism ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
Roman imperial geography
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ancient ethnography ⓘ ancient political geography ⓘ |
| travel |
Asia Minor
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Egypt ⓘ Greece ⓘ Italy ⓘ Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
Near East
|
| workCount | 17 books in Geographica ⓘ |
| wroteDuringReignOf |
Augustus
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Tiberius ⓘ |
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Subject: Strabo Description of subject: Strabo was an ancient Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian best known for his 17-volume work "Geographica," which described the peoples and places of the known world in his time.
Referenced by (228)
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