Strabo
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Strabo was a Greek geographer who lived in Asia Minor during the transitional period of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. He is best known for his work Geographica, which presented a descripti
16th-century engraving of Strabo
Title page from Isaac Casaubon's 1620 edition of Geographica
Statue of Strabo in his hometown (modern-day Amasya, Turkey)
Underside of a female indian flying lizard showing the "wing" or patagium that is usually supported by six elongated ribs.
Kingdom of Pontus
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Pontus was a Hellenistic kingdom centered in the historical region of Pontus, in northern Anatolia, on the southern coast of the Black Sea. It was ruled by the Mithridatic dynasty of Persian origin, w
Strabo
…works, but only fragments and quotations of these survive in the writings of other authors. Strabo was born to an affluent family from Amaseia in Pontus in around 64 BC. His family had been involved in politics since at least the reign of Mithridates V. Strabo was related to Dorylaeus on his mother's…
Coin of Pont Amisos
The Pontic Alps which divided the kingdom.
Ancient Pontic tombs on the mountains of Amasya
Bronze shield in the name of King Pharnakes: ΦΑΡΝΑΚΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Getty Villa (80.AC.60)