Strabo, << STRAY boh >> (63 B.C.?-A.D. 24?) was a Greek geographer and historian. He became famous for his 17-volume Geography, which described all parts of the known world. These volumes are the best source of geographical information about the Mediterranean countries at the beginning of the Christian Era. Strabo also wrote a lengthy history that is now lost. He was born in Amasia, Pontus. He studied in Rome and Alexandria, and traveled in Arabia, southern Europe, and northern Africa.
