In this book Maria Pretzler combines a thorough introduction to Pausanias with exciting new perspectives. She considers the process and influences that shaped the Periegesis, and maps out its literary and cultural context. Pausanias' text records contemporary interpretations of …
"A study of Pausanias's ten-book travelogue describing Greece as he experienced it in the second century. This multi-faceted academic analysis considers the significance and long-term impact of this ancient source through its various translations and later editions, especially d…