Pausanias

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Pausanias was a 2nd-century AD Greek traveler and geographer best known for his work "Description of Greece," a detailed account of the geography, history, and cultural landmarks of ancient Greece.

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instanceOf ancient Greek writer ⓘ
geographer ⓘ
periegete ⓘ
travel writer ⓘ
activeDuringReignOf Antoninus Pius ⓘ
Hadrian ⓘ
Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
approximateBirthCentury 2nd century AD ⓘ
approximateDeathCentury 2nd century AD ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
describedRegion Achaea ⓘ
Arcadia ⓘ
Attica ⓘ
Boeotia ⓘ
Corinthia ⓘ
Elis ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
Laconia ⓘ
Messenia ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
Phocis ⓘ
ethnicGroup Greek ⓘ
fieldOfWork geography ⓘ
local history ⓘ
religious studies ⓘ
topography ⓘ
floruit 2nd century AD ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre antiquarian literature ⓘ
geographical description ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ
influenced modern classical archaeology ⓘ
study of Greek historical geography ⓘ
knownFor detailed descriptions of Greek sanctuaries ⓘ
eyewitness accounts of ancient Greek art and architecture ⓘ
preserving local myths and traditions ⓘ
notableWork Description of Greece ⓘ
Periegesis Hellados ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
geographer ⓘ
traveler ⓘ
primaryTopicOf Pausanias (geographer) ⓘ
linked to: Pausanias
sourceFor study of Greek art history ⓘ
study of ancient Greek religion ⓘ
study of ancient Greek topography ⓘ
workHasPart Description of Greece, Book I (Attica) ⓘ
Description of Greece, Book II (Corinth and Argolis) ⓘ
Description of Greece, Book III (Laconia) ⓘ
Description of Greece, Book IV (Messenia) ⓘ
Description of Greece, Book IX (Boeotia) ⓘ
Description of Greece, Book V (Elis I) ⓘ
Description of Greece, Book VI (Elis II) ⓘ
Description of Greece, Book VII (Achaea) ⓘ
Description of Greece, Book VIII (Arcadia) ⓘ
Description of Greece, Book X (Phocis and Ozolian Locris) ⓘ
workInLanguage Ancient Greek ⓘ

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Phlius → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Pythia → sourceMention → Pausanias ⓘ
Megara → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Troezen → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Pleistoanax → historicalSource → Pausanias (geographer) ⓘ
subject linked to: Spartan king Pleistoanax
linked to: Pausanias
Pausanias → name → Pausanias ⓘ
Amphissa → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
subject linked to: city of Amphissa
Dorians → sourceMention → Pausanias ⓘ
Boeotians → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Heraia → documentedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Crisa → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Melpomene → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Colophon → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Aeolis → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Nemean lion myth → laterSources → Pausanias ⓘ
Ambrysus → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Despoina → knownFromSource → Pausanias ⓘ
Epigoni → describedIn → Pausanias ⓘ
Catalogue of Women → referencedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Polydorus → mentionedIn → Pausanias, Description of Greece ⓘ
linked to: Pausanias
Ceryneian Hind → mentionedIn → Pausanias ⓘ
Little Iliad → citedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Lebadea → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Asteria → sourceText → Pausanias ⓘ
Anticyra → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Acrisius → literarySource → Pausanias, Description of Greece ⓘ
linked to: Pausanias
Aeacus → source → Pausanias ⓘ
Mount Cirphis → referencedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Elateia → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Myus → knownFrom → Pausanias ⓘ
Erythrae → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Thespiae → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Tanagra → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Aceso → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Icarius → literarySource → Pausanias ⓘ
Ascra → referencedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Asopus → source → Pausanias ⓘ
Pelopion → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Acamas → sourceMention → Pausanias ⓘ
Erasinos River → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Akademos → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Pelops → literarySource → Pausanias ⓘ
Phigaleia → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Argive Heraion → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ
Phigalia → mentionedBy → Pausanias ⓘ