Periegesis of Greece by Pausanias
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
ancient Greek travel literature
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| gptkbp:alternativeName |
Description of Greece
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Pausanias
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| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:architecture
inscriptions artworks rituals local legends genealogies historical anecdotes natural features descriptions of festivals descriptions of sanctuaries descriptions of statues descriptions of temples |
| gptkbp:dateWritten |
2nd century AD
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| gptkbp:focusesOn |
gptkb:architecture
gptkb:art history mythology topography |
| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:travel_literature
geography |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Periegesis of Greece by Pausanias
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| gptkbp:influenced |
classical studies
modern archaeological research |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
detailed descriptions of Greek sites
preservation of local myths |
| gptkbp:numberOfBooks |
10
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| gptkbp:originalLanguage |
gptkb:Ancient_Greek
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| gptkbp:preservedIn |
manuscripts
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| gptkbp:regionDescribed |
gptkb:Phocis
gptkb:Corinthia gptkb:Messenia gptkb:Ozolian_Locris gptkb:Arcadia gptkb:Attica gptkb:Laconia gptkb:Elis gptkb:Achaia gptkb:Boeotia |
| gptkbp:significance |
important for study of ancient Greek religion
major source for ancient Greek geography |
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:Greece
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| gptkbp:usedBy |
historians
archaeologists classicists |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Periegesis
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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