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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordIsthmos is a narrow tract of land between bodies of water.
- In StobaeusThe account records competing divisions between continents, sometimes using isthmuses and sometimes rivers.
- In this edition“Isthmus” is precise; a short explanation helps readers unfamiliar with the geographical term.
- A place to beginIsthmuses and rivers provide alternative continental boundaries.
- English renderings
- isthmus
Meaning
Isthmos is a narrow tract of land between bodies of water. It can serve as a boundary in a geographical convention.
Use in the book
The account records competing divisions between continents, sometimes using isthmuses and sometimes rivers. The narrow land between the Arabian Gulf and the inner sea is one such boundary. The term therefore identifies a physical feature whose classificatory role depends on the convention adopted.
Places to read
- I.40.1.24Isthmuses and rivers provide alternative continental boundaries.
Translation in this edition
“Isthmus” is precise; a short explanation helps readers unfamiliar with the geographical term.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 261. The passage explicitly reports disagreement over boundaries, so no one scheme should be presented as the unanimous ancient division.