Pausanias’s Description of Greece

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:book
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Periegesis_Hellados Description of Hellas
gptkbp:author	gptkb:Pausanias
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:mythological_figure local legends historical anecdotes descriptions of festivals descriptions of sanctuaries descriptions of statues descriptions of temples
gptkbp:dateWritten	2nd century AD
gptkbp:genre	gptkb:travel_literature geography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Pausanias’s Description of Greece
gptkbp:influenced	classical archaeology modern travel writing
gptkbp:notableFor	preservation of local myths and traditions detailed descriptions of Greek landmarks
gptkbp:numberOfBooks	10
gptkbp:originalLanguage	gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:preservedIn	manuscripts
gptkbp:servesArea	gptkb:Phocis gptkb:Corinthia gptkb:Messenia gptkb:Ozolian_Locris gptkb:Arcadia gptkb:Attica gptkb:Laconia gptkb:Achaea gptkb:Elis gptkb:Boeotia
gptkbp:significance	source for lost monuments and temples primary source for ancient Greek geography source for ancient Greek religious practices
gptkbp:structure	organized by region
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:Greece history mythology ancient Greek sites
gptkbp:translatedInto	gptkb:French gptkb:German gptkb:Italian English
gptkbp:usedBy	historians archaeologists classicists
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Narcissus_myth
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