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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Example Sentences

The Greek geographer Pausanias is often credited with authoring the first travel guide, his Description of Greece, sometime in the second century AD.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2018

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

Around 388 B.C., the traveling writer Pausanias wrote about an Olympic boxer who bribed three of his opponents to lose.

From National Geographic

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