Pausanias

American  

[paw-sey-nee-uhs] / pɔˈseɪ ni əs /

noun

1. flourished a.d. c175, Greek traveler, geographer, and author.

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Pausanias British  

/ pɔːˈseɪnɪəs /

noun

1. 2nd century _ad , Greek geographer and historian. His Description of Greece gives a valuable account of the topography of ancient Greece

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Pausanias

"The Smyrnaeans have the river Meles, with its lovely water, and at its springs is the grotto, where they say Homer composed his poems," wrote the 2nd-century Greek chronicler and geographer Pausanias.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

The leading general and one-time regent, Pausanias, sent one of his slaves with a message to the Persian King.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2016

The story told by the Ancient Greek historian Pausanias, forgotten today, was popular in the early 18th century.

From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2010

The nearest Hughes came to victory was when runner-up to Abjer on board Pausanias in the Autumn Stakes.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2010

The Greek Pausanias, an ardent traveler, the author of the first guidebook ever written, has a good deal to say about the mythological events reported to have happened in the places he visited.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton