Pausanias (geographer)

Pausanias
Manuscript (1485), Description of Greece by Pausanias at the Laurentian Library
Born	c. 110 AD Lydia, Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey)
Died	c. 180 AD (aged about 70)
Occupation(s)	Traveler and geographer

Pausanias (/pɔːˈseɪniəs/ paw-SAY-nee-əs; Greek: Παυσανίας; c. 110 – c. 180)^[1] 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 observations. Description of Greece provides crucial information for making links between classical literature and modern archaeology.