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Pausanias (/ p ɔː ˈ s eɪ n i ə s / paw-SAY-nee-əs; Greek: Παυσανίας; c. 110 – c. 180) was a Greek traveler and geographer of the second century AD. He is famous for his Description of Greece ( Ἑλλάδος Περιήγησις , Hēlládos Periḗgēsis ), [2] a lengthy work that describes ancient Greece from his firsthand ...
Apr 1, 2024 · Pausanias was a Greek traveler and geographer whose Periegesis Hellados (Description of Greece) is an invaluable guide to ancient ruins. Before visiting Greece, Pausanias had traveled widely in Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Macedonia, Epirus (now in Greece and Albania), and parts of Italy.
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Sep 6, 2017 · Pausanias was a Greek author, historian, and geographer of the 2nd century CE who journeyed extensively throughout Greece, chronicling these travels in his Periegesis Hellados or Description of Greece. His ten volumes of observations are treasured by both historians and archaeologists for their in-depth depiction of ancient Greece.
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Feb 3, 2024 · Pausanias, the Cultural Geographer of Ancient Greece. By Patricia Claus. February 3, 2024. The Greek historian, Pausanias, recounted the glories of ancient Greece, including the site of ancient Olympia. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Untold stories recounting the glories of ancient Greece contain the name Pausanias, who lived in the second century AD.
1 day ago · Overview. Pausanias. (c. 115—180) Greek geographer and historian. Quick Reference. (2nd century), Greek geographer and historian. His Description of Greece (also called the Itinerary of Greece) is a guide to the topography and remains of ancient Greece and is still considered an invaluable source of information.
May 25, 2011 · Introduction. Pausanias was a Greek author of the second century CE (b. c. 115–d. c. 180), whose only known work is the Periegesis Hellados (variously translated as “Description of Greece,” “Guide to Greece,” etc.). The Periegesis is a ten-volume, topographically organized account of the heart of mainland Greece, covering Attica, the ...
May 25, 2022 · Pausanias was an ancient Greek traveller and geographer, who is known as the world’s first travel writer. Pausanias was born in 110 AD in Asia Minor, a province of the Roman Empire. 1 As a result of the dissolution of borders that the Roman Empire had brought, Pausanias had experienced a world without boundaries.
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