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Pausanias' Guide to Ancient Greece: Volume 50

Pausanias' Guide to Ancient Greece: Volume 50

Habicht, Christian

Paperback

Series: Sather Classical Lectures, Book 50

Literary CriticismTravel Writing

ISBN10: 0520061705
ISBN13: 9780520061705
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: Jan 12 1999
Pages: 223
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.58 Width: 6.02 Depth: 8.95
Language: English
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.

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