Pausanias’ Description of Greece

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Pausanias’ Description of Greece is a 2nd-century AD travelogue and cultural guide that provides detailed accounts of ancient Greek cities, sanctuaries, monuments, and artworks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek prose work ⓘ
ancient travelogue ⓘ
periegesis ⓘ
author Pausanias ⓘ
contains art historical observations ⓘ
historical digressions ⓘ
mythological narratives ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Roman Empire ⓘ
dateWritten 2nd century AD ⓘ
describes Achaea ⓘ
Arcadia ⓘ
Attica ⓘ
Boeotia ⓘ
Corinthia ⓘ
Delphi ⓘ
Elis ⓘ
Laconia ⓘ
Messenia ⓘ
Olympia ⓘ
Ozolian Locris ⓘ
linked to: Locris

Phocis ⓘ
festivals ⓘ
local myths ⓘ
monuments ⓘ
rituals ⓘ
sanctuaries ⓘ
statues ⓘ
temples ⓘ
excludes most Aegean islands ⓘ
focusesOn mainland Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greece
genre cultural guide ⓘ
topographical description ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ
hasNotableFeature combination of travel narrative and antiquarian research ⓘ
first-hand autoptic descriptions ⓘ
systematic regional arrangement ⓘ
influenced modern archaeology in Greece ⓘ
topographical studies of ancient Greece ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
numberOfBooks 10 ⓘ
periodDescribed Roman Imperial period ⓘ
linked to: Roman Empire
structure organized by regions of mainland Greece ⓘ
survivesAs complete text ⓘ
title Periegesis Hellados ⓘ
translatedTitle Description of Greece ⓘ
usedAs source for Greek religion ⓘ
source for ancient art history ⓘ
source for ancient topography ⓘ
source for local Greek traditions ⓘ

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