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The first edition of Strabo was by Aldus, Ve- 1847) contain books i.-xii. The text of this
nice, 1516; and this text was followed in the edition is founded on a new collation of MSS., and
editions of Hopper and Heresbach, Basle, 1549, is furnished with a critical commentary.
and of Xylander (Holzmann), Basle, 1571, with The first Latin translation of Strabo appeared
a new Latin version. The next edition of the forty-five years before the Greek text of Aldus.
text was by Casaubon, who used several MSS., Guarini of. Verona translated the first ten books,
but it is uncertain if they exist. There are two and Gregorio of Tiferno the remainder. The next
editions of the text by Casaubon, Geneva, 1587,'version, that of Xylander, is much superior, and is
and Paris, 1620, fol., accompanied by a Latin printed in both editions of Casaubon, in that of
translation and a commentary. Casaubon, who Almeloveen, and in the Siebenkees-Tzschucke
was only twenty-eight years of age when he edition, with some corrections. Strabo was well
edited this work, did a great deal for Strabo, translated into Italian from a MS. by Bonaccioli,
though he could have done more, if he had taken Venice, 1552 or 1562. A German translation by
more time about it. His commentary is pretty A. J. Penzel appeared at Lemgo, 1775, &c., 4 vols.;
complete for the first books, but it gradually but it is said to have little merit.
becomes more meagre as he approached the end of A French translation of Strabo appeared at
his labours. The edition of 1620 does not differ Paris, 1805-1819, in five quarto volumes, with
materially from that of 1587, and it is that which the title " Gdographie de Strabon, traduite du
is generally referred to by the page. No new Grec en Franqais," and accompanied by copious
edition of Strabo appeared for a long time, and the critical and other notes. It was translated by La
critics were contented with making occasional cor- Porte du Theil and Koray, with the exception of
rections of certain passages and incidental remarks. Du Theil's share, which was left unfinished by his
The conjectures of Thomas Tyrwhitt, London, death in 1815, and which was completed by Le1783, are valuable. tronne, who translated the sixteenth and sevenThe reprint of Casaubon's edition by Alme- teenth books. Gosselin added the geographical exloveen, Amsterdam, 1707, is useful for the col- planations, and five maps to illustrate the systems
lection of the notes of various critics. A new of Eratosthenes, Hipparchus, Polybius, and Strabo,
edition'of Strabo was commenced by Brequigny, with respect to the inhabited portion of the earth.
but only three books appeared, Paris, 1763. He The notes of Du Theil are sometimes exceedingly
left behind him a French translation with notes in diffuse.
Latin, which was used by the French translators An Italian translation by AmbrosoIi was pubof Strabo. lished at Milan, 1828, 4 -vols. 8vo. and 4to.
The seventh edition of Strabo, that of Falconer, The best translation of Strabo is the new GerOxford, 1807, 2 vols. fol., was begun after the man version by C. J. Groskurd, 3 vols. 8vo., Berlin
edition of Siebenkees, but finished before it. It is and Stettin, 1831-1833. The fourth volume,
a reprint from Almeloveen, and contains no im- Berlin, 1834, contains a very complete Index,
provement of the text, though there were means which is adapted to the second edition of Casaubon
for doing this, in the collection of five MSS. by and all subsequent editions, except the small
Villebrune, and in other resources. This edition Tauchnitz edition, the only one that has not the
contains the collation of the Eton MS., that of paging of Casaubon's editio9 in the margin. The
the Escurial, and two Medicean MSS.; also the translation of Groskurd is made fiom the corconjectures of Tyrwhitt, and some remarks of rected text of Strabo, and he has availed himself
Villebrune and Falconer. There are seventeen of the labours of all his predecessors. In addition
maps intended for the illustration of Strabo. to this he has bestowed great pains on his version,
The eighth edition of Strabo was commenced by which is a most valuable addition to the literature
Professor J. P. Siebenkees, Leipzig, 1811. He of his country: those who occupy themselves with
only lived to complete the first six books in 2 vols. the history of geography, and with ancient geo8vo.; and the work was finished by Professor graphyin particular, may now ascertain the meaning
Tzschucke in 1811. Siebenkees did his part of Strabo, so far as it is possible to ascertain it.
very ill; but the edition improved greatly after The author has added many valuable notes at the
Tzschucke commenced his labours. He made, bottom of the page. To say that such a work
however, few corrections, having a religious respect cannot be free from error, is not to disparage it.
for the readings of the MS., and his text differs A comparison of many parts with the original has
little from that of the edition of Casaubon. Friede- convinced the writer of this article of the fidelity,
mann added as a continuation and seventh part of diligence, and sound knowledge of the learned
this work the commentary of Casaubon, and a very translator. The translation is not dedicated to a
complete critical apparatus. king or any great person, for we presume that the
The ninth edition of Strabo was by the learned author had not imperial or royal patronage, like
Greek of Chios, Adamantios Koray, which ap- the French translators of Strabo. It is dedicated
peared at Paris, 1815-1818, 4 vols. 8vo. This to nobody, — to the Manes of Strabo. The
was really the first critical edition of Strabo that preface and introduction contain a dissertation on
was worthy of the name, though he is perhaps Strabo, his life and writings, which, with Heeren's
justly blamed for being sometimes too bold in sub- Essay, " De Fontibus Geographicorum Strabonis,"
stituting the conjectures of others or his own for Gittingen 1823, and the Geography of Strabo, is
MSS. readings which ought not to be rejected. the chief authority for this article. [G. L.]
The first volume contains a map to illustrate the STRABO, ACI'LIUS, accused by the inhageographical system of Strabo, by Gosselin. bitants of Cyrene in A. D. 59 (Tac. Ann. xiv. 18).
The tenth edition, which is not yet completed, STRABO, FA'NNIUS. 1. C. FANNIUS STRAis by Gustavus Kramer, and is by far the most Bo, was consul B. c. 161 with M. Valerius Messalla.
valuable that has yet appeared. The two volumes In their consulship the rhetoricians were expelled
which have been published (Berlin, 1844 and from Rome (Gell. xv. 11; Suet. de Rhet. 1). Fan