Pausanias

Connected Sites: 10

Pausanias (c. 110 – c. 180) was a Greek traveler and geographer of the second century AD who lived in the time of Roman emperors Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius. He is famous for his Description of Greece, a lengthy work that describes ancient Greece from his firsthand observations. (wiki)

Connected Sites

  • Rome
    Rome
    Holy See, Italy
    Inscribed: 1980
    4.57
    661
    13
    Crossing over to Italy, he had seen something of the cities of Campania and of the wonders of Rome (wiki)
  • Troy
    Troy
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.82
    140
    8
    He was one of the first known to write of seeing the ruins of Troy, Alexandria Troas, and Mycenae. (wiki)
  • Mycenae and Tiryns
    Mycenae and Tiryns
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.53
    240
    10
    He was one of the first known to write of seeing the ruins of Troy, Alexandria Troas, and Mycenae. (wiki)
  • Olympia
    Olympia
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1989
    3.60
    215
    9
    Pausanias is most at home in describing the religious art and architecture of Olympia and of Delphi. (wiki)
    See www.theoi.com
  • Acropolis
    Acropolis
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.27
    488
    14
    He begins his tour in Attica (Ἀττικά), where the city of Athens and its demes dominate the discussion (wiki)
    See www.theoi.com
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
    Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.03
    115
    16
    In 174 AD the ancient traveller Pausanias admired the beauty and harmony of the temple and attributed it to Iktinos, the architect of the Parthenon. (AB ev)
  • Pyramids (Memphis)
    Pyramids (Memphis)
    Egypt
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.51
    314
    12
    In Egypt, he had seen the pyramids. (wiki)
  • Old City of Jerusalem
    Old City of Jerusalem
    Israel
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.36
    274
    12
    Before visiting Greece, he had been to Antioch, Joppa, and Jerusalem, and to the banks of the River Jordan. (wiki)
  • Epidaurus
    Epidaurus
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.34
    241
    12
    DESCRIPTION OF GREECE 2. 15 - 28
    See www.theoi.com
  • Archaeological Site of Delphi
    Archaeological Site of Delphi
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.94
    276
    12
    Pausanias is most at home in describing the religious art and architecture of Olympia and of Delphi. (wiki)