Strabo (disambiguation)
Strabo ('squinter') was a term given by the Romans to anyone whose eyes were distorted or crooked or affected by strabismus.
People
- Strabo, Greek historian and geographer (c. 64 BC–24 AD), the most famous figure bearing this name
- Pompeius Strabo (d. 87 BC), Roman consul and general, father of Pompey the Great.
- Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo Vopiscus (c. 130 BC–87 BC), Roman politician and playwright.
- Lucius Seius Strabo (46 BC–16 AD), Praetorian prefect and father of Sejanus.
- Walahfrid Strabo (c. 808–849), Frankish theologian.
- Theodoric Strabo (d. 481), Ostrogoth chieftain.
In fiction
- Strabo, a dragon in the Magic Kingdom of Landover series of fantasy novels.
Places
- Strabo (crater), a lunar crater
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