Guide to Greece
Pausanias, fl. ca. 150-1751979
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Written by a Greek traveller in the second century for a principally Roman audience, "Pausanias' Guide to Greece" is a comprehensive guidebook concentrating on buildings, tombs and statues. It describes the myths, religious beliefs and historical background behind the monuments considered. This, second of two volumes, explores Southern Greece.
Main title:
Guide to Greece / Pausanias ; translated [from the Greek] with an introduction by Peter Levi ; illustrated with drawings from Greek coins by John Newberry ; maps and plans by Jeffery Lacey. Vol.2, Southern Greece.
Imprint:
Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1979.
Collation:
xv,534p. : ill., 1map ; 18cm.
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Notes:
In 2 vols.This translation originally published: 1971.Bibliography: p.503-505. _ Includes index.
ISBN:
9780140442267 (pbk)
Dewey class:
938.09
Language:
EnglishGreek, Ancient (to 1453)
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BRN:
984
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