Guide to Greece

Name: Guide to Greece
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780140442250
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Central Greece

By Pausanias

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Guide to Greece by Pausanias is a detailed travelogue and seminal work of ancient literature that offers an invaluable insight into Greece of the 2nd century AD. The author meticulously describes various regions, cities, and important landmarks, blending historical accounts with mythological tales. Accompanied by rich descriptions of cultural, architectural, and artistic achievements, it serves as both a historical record and a cultural treasure.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by ancient cultures and enjoy detailed explorations of historical sites from classical antiquity. This classic work offers rich descriptions of Greek mythology, art, and architecture, providing a unique perspective on the ancient world through the eyes of a 2nd-century traveller.

Guide to Greece

Offering a study of buildings, traditions and myth, this title describes the glory of Greece shortly before its ultimate decline in the third century.

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Guide to Greece is an extremely comprehensive guidebook for tourists, concentrating on buildings, tombs, and statues. It includes a wealth of information on the mythological, religious, and historical background to the monuments described.

This book is so informative that it may be called the foundation of classical archaeology, and this ancient Baedeker is still used as a guide to classical Greece. Peter Levi has visited the sites himself, and his brilliant commentary in this two-volume edition includes references to all the most important discoveries of modern scholarship and archaeology.

Volume 1 describes central Greece, including Athens, Delphi, and Mycenae.

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Guide to Greece by Pausanias is a renowned travelogue from ancient Greece, offering readers a detailed exploration of the country's geography, culture, and mythological heritage. Many appreciate its thoroughness and vivid descriptions, highlighting it as essential reading for those interested in classical history and archaeology. The author’s firsthand observations provide valuable insights into the historical and cultural landscape of Greece during his time.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140442250

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 March 1979

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Translated by Peter Levi
Illustrated by Jeffery Lacey
Illustrated by John Newberry

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 423g

Pages: 608

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About the Author

Pausanias was a Greek geographer and native of Lydia who explored Greece, Macedonia, Asia and Africa, before settling in Rome. Pausanias is believed to have lived in the second half of the second century A.D. and is thought by some historians to have been a doctor as well as a scholar. Peter Levi was a Jesuit priest and archaelogical correspondent for The Times before his appointment as Professor of Poetry at Oxford. In addition to his translation of Pausanias he also published biographies of Tennyson, Edward Lear, Virgil, Horace and John Milton, and 22 volumes of poetry.