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Pausanias

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Lydia, Asia Minor, Roman Empire

Genre

Geography, History

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born circa 110
died circa 180

Pausanias, geographer and historian, wrote Description of Greece , a valuable source on the ancient topography.

This traveler of the 2nd century lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius. From firsthand observations, his famous lengthy work crucially links classical literature and modern archaeology.

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	Guide to Greece, Volume 1: Central Greece by Pausanias, Peter Levi (Translator) 3.99 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 179 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guide to Greece, Volume 2: Southern Greece 3.95 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 179 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Description of Greece, Vol. I: Books 1-2 by Pausanias, William Henry Samuel Jones (Translator) 4.02 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 180 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pausanias' Guide to Greece, Vol. 1 4.28 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 179 — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Description of Greece vol 4: Bks. 8.20 - 10 by Pausanias, William Henry Samuel Jones (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 180 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Description of Greece, Vol. II: Books 3-5 (Loeb Classical Library, #188) by Pausanias, William Henry Samuel Jones (Translator) 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1926 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Description of Greece 3.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 180 — 134 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Description of Greece, Vol. III: Books 6-8.21 by Pausanias, William Henry Samuel Jones (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1933 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Works 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ελλάδος περιήγησις Ζ: Αχαϊκά by Pausanias, Ανδρεανή Ταταράκη (Translator) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 174 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“No matter how many things women suffer, nothing can take away their appetite for trouble.”
― Pausanias

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“Destiny obscures human purposes like everything else human, just as if it were a muddy river-bottom swallowing pebbles.”
― Pausanias, Guide to Greece, Volume 2: Southern Greece

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“As to the age of Hesiod and Homer, I have conducted very careful researches into this matter, but I do not like to write on the subject, as I know the quarrelsome nature of those especially who constitute the modern school of epic criticism.”
― Pausanias, Complete Works

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