Pausanias, active approximately 150-175
"Pausaniae Descriptio Græciæ" by Pausanias is a geo-historiographical treatise written in the second century AD. Divided into ten books, this monumental work guides readers through ancient Greece's regions, documenting cities, monuments, local customs, and myths. Pausanias draws from classical historians like Herodotus and Thucydides, creating an invaluable record of sites and events. Though imprecise at times, his descriptions provide irreplaceable historical evidence, especially for locations otherwise unknown to us. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
These books are free to read. Each is in the public domain in the United States; check your own country's rules before you copy or share one.
