Pausanias' Guide to Ancient Greece

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.

List of Illustrations 
Preface to the 1985 Edition 
Preface to the 1998 Paperback Edition 
List of Abbreviations 

I The Man and His Work 
II Pausanias as a Guide 
III Pausanias and the Evidence of Inscriptions 
IV Pausanias on the History of Greece 
V The Roman World of Pausanias 
VI A Profile of Pausanias 

Appendix I  
Appendix 2 
Bibliography 
Index of Passages Cited 
General Index 
Index of Significant Greek Words