Mauro, Chiara María2023-12-132023-12-132022Mauro, Chiara Maria. «AN ANALYSIS OF THE ‘CLOSED HARBOURS’ IN STRABO’S GEOGRAPHY : BACKGROUND, NATURE AND MEANING OF THE EXPRESSION». The Annual of the British School at Athens 117 (diciembre de 2022): 285-309. https://doi.org/10.1017/S006824542200003X.0068-245410.1017/S006824542200003Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91265The expression λιμὴν κλειστός appears 29 times in ancient Greek literary sources; however, it has prompted four different interpretations and three possible English translations. As a contribution to the ongoing discussion of the expression’s meaning, this paper analyses its appearances in Strabo’s Geography; this work, with its nine references, is, in fact, the source in which it appears second most often. In particular, focus will be placed upon two issues: the extent to which the expression is employed consistently in the Geography and its possible origin; and what meaning(s) – if any – can be assigned to it. To gain further insight into the expression’s meaning(s), the aforementioned cases of ‘closed harbours’ will be compared with the available archaeological and geomorphological evidence.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/journal articlehttps://doi.org/10.1017/S006824542200003Xopen access904(38)HarboursClosed harboursMaritime archaeologyMaritime historyStraboGeographyHistoria antigua5504.01 Historia Antigua5505.01 Arqueología