Pausanias' Guide to Greece, Vol. 1
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This is the first of two volumes of Pausanias’ invaluable guide to the history, myths and legends of central and southern Greece, as remembered and celebrated in his time (the second century, C.E.). Taylor adds many notes concerning the philosophical and theological background to Pausanias’ description. The second volume includes a comprehensive index, which covers both volumes.
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Thomas Taylor
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Librarian Note: There is more than one author with this name in the Goodreads database Thomas Taylor was an English translator and Neoplatonist, the first to translate into English the complete works of Aristotle and of Plato, as well as the Orphic fragments. He published prolifically for over 50 years.
Pausanias
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Pausanias (/pɔːˈseɪniəs/; Greek: Παυσανίας Pausanías; c. AD 110 – c. 180) was a Greek traveler and geographer of the 2nd century AD, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. He is famous for his Description of Greece (Ἑλλάδος περιήγησις Hellados Periegesis) a lengthy work that describes ancient Greece from firsthand observations, and is a crucial link between classical literature and modern archaeology
