Strabo, Geography, 1st century BC

2026-11-12

Strabo (born in 64 BC in Amasia, Pontus – died after 21 AD) was a Greco-Roman geographer, historian, and philosopher. His most renowned work is the 17-volume Geography. This work contains numerous references to Armenia and the Armenians.
For example:

For the Medes and the Armenians, and third the Babylonians, the three greatest of the tribes in that part of the world, were so constituted from the beginning, and continued to be, that at times opportune for each they would attack one another and in turn become reconciled. And this continued down to the supremacy of the Parthians. Now the Parthians rule over the Medes and the Babylonians, but they have never once ruled over the Armenians; indeed, the Armenians have been attacked many times, but they could not be overcome by force, since Tigranes opposed all attacks mightily, as I have stated in my description of Armenia.

Strabo, Geography, Book XVI, Chapter I, Section 19.

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