Pausanias | |
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Παυσανίας | |
Born | c. 110 AD Roman Empire (now Turkey) |
Died | c. 180 AD (aged c. 70) |
Occupation(s) | Traveler and geographer |
Notable work | Description of Greece |
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, which is providing evidence of the sites and cultural details he mentions although knowledge of their existence may have become lost or relegated to myth or legend.
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