Pausanias' Guide to Ancient Greece (Sather Classical Lectures) [Paperback]

Christian Habicht (Author)

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Publication Date: January 12, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0520061705 | ISBN-13: 978-0520061705

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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"Habicht elicits from Pausanias' long and detailed opus a portrait of a serious scholar who loved his ancient homeland and labored hard to preserve a record of her past for posterity. This [is], and deserves to be, the standard work in English on Pausanias." -- Stephen Tracy, American Journal of Philology

"This book will be read with profit and pleasure by all who have visited Greece or hope to travel there, the amateur archaeologists and the professionals. They will learn how Pausanias worked, his attitudes and his tastes -- a Greek who had read widely and loved the Greek past." (Lionel Pearson, Classical Outlook

About the Author

Christian Habicht is Professor at the School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. He is the author of Athens from Alexander to Antony (1997) and Cicero the Politician (1990).

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• Paperback: 223 pages
• Publisher: University of California Press (January 12, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0520061705
• ISBN-13: 978-0520061705
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This review is from: Pausanias' Guide to Ancient Greece (Sather Classical Lectures) (Paperback)

I was very upset when this book arrived, as I thought I had ordered Pausanius' Guide to Ancient Greece, an original source, and got this book about Pausanius and his Guide. The title is misleading, so I still don't have a solid book with the words of Pausanius himself, but some scholar who talks about them, and his interpretation of what Pausanius said. Caveat emptor!