Pausanias: Guide to Ancient Greece (Sather Classical Lectures (Paperback)) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 72 hours | |Short Description for Pausanias As a Greek who lived in Asia Minor during the second century AD, Pausanias travelled all through Greece and wrote a description of its classical sites that includes information on archaeology, religion, history and art. This is a study of the work and personality of Pausanias.
Full description- Publisher: University of California Press
- Published: 12 January 1999
- Format: Paperback 223 pages
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- Categories: Biography: Historical, Political & Military | Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval | General & World History | European History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | Travel Writing
- ISBN 13: 9780520061705 ISBN 10: 0520061705
- Sales rank: 1,296,676
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Full description for Pausanias
A Greek who lived in Asia Minor during the second century A.D., Pausanias traveled through Greece and wrote an invaluable description of its classical sites that is a treasure trove of information on archaeology, religion, history, and art. Although ignored during his own time, Pausanias is increasingly important in ours--to historians, tourists, and archaeologists. Christian Habicht offers a wide-ranging study of Pausanias' work and personality. He investigates his background, chronology, and methods, and also discusses Pausanias' value as a guide for modern scholars and travellers, his attitude toward the Roman world he lived in, and his reception among critics in modern times. A new preface summarizes the most recent scholarship.
