Strabo (; "Strabōn"; 64 or 63 BC) was a Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian who lived in Asia Minor during the transitional period of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. 

Strabo was born to an affluent family from Amaseia in Pontus (modern Amasya, Turkey), a city that he said was situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the Black Sea. Pontus had recently fallen to the Roman Republic, and although politically he was a proponent of Roman imperialism, Strabo belonged on his mother's side to a prominent family whose members had held important positions under the previous resisting regime of King Mithridates VI of Pontus. 

Strabo's life was characterized by extensive travels. He journeyed to Egypt and Kush, as far west as coastal Tuscany and as far south as Ethiopia in addition to his travels in Asia Minor and the time he spent in Rome. Travel throughout the Mediterranean and Near East, especially for scholarly purposes, was popular during this era and was facilitated by the relative peace enjoyed throughout the reign of Augustus (27 BC – AD 14). He moved to Rome in 44 BC, and stayed there, studying and writing, until at least 31 BC. In 29 BC, on his way to Corinth (where Augustus was at the time), he visited the island of Gyaros in the Aegean Sea. Around 25 BC, he sailed up the Nile until reaching Philae, after which point there is little record of his proceedings until AD 17.
Who was born to a rich family? Where were they from? How far from the Black Sea is it? People from his mother's family had jobs with who? Who took over Pontus? Who did Strabo side with in politics? What is Pontus known as today? When did he go to Rome? when did he leave? What did he do there? Anything else? Where was he headed in 29 Did he stop anywhere? Where? Where is that? When did he go out on the NIle? Where did he stop? When did Augustus rule? Where was he in 29 BC? Was there a lot of war during that time?
Strabo Amaseia about 75 km King Mithridates VI of Pontus. the Roman Republic Roman imperialism Amasya, Turkey 44 BC 31 BC study write Corinth Yes the island of Gyaros in the Aegean Sea Around 25 BC Philae 27 BC – AD 14 on his way to Corinth unknown