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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.