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Pausanias was a Greek traveler and geographer of the second century AD. He is famous for his Description of Greece, 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.
Pausanias' description of Greece, Volume I.
Explore the wonders of ancient Greece through the eyes of a traveler, where mythology and history blend together to reveal the cultural treasures of a lost world.
By active approximately 150-175 Pausanias
Pausanias' description of Greece, Volume II.
Venture into ancient Greece through the eyes of a traveler, discovering the land of Achaia, its legendary figures, and the events that changed its identity.
By active approximately 150-175 Pausanias