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Pausanias' Description of Greece, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) by Arthur Richard Shilleto (2015, Trade Paperback)
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It provides a detailed account of the temples, sculptures, altars, and other remains of the Greek civilization. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history, culture, and art of ancient Greece.
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PublisherForgotten Books
ISBN-101330479092
ISBN-139781330479094
eBay Product ID (ePID)248156714
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Book TitlePausanias' Description of Greece, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
Number of Pages454 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAncient / Greece
Publication Year2015
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorArthur Richard Shilleto
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight21.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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SynopsisExcerpt from Pausanias' Description of Greece, Vol. 1 Pausanias' Description of Greece is also full of various information on many topics. It is for example a mine of Mythology. For its various matter it has been happily compared to a County History. There is often a quiet vein of humour in Pausanias, who seems to have been a1m05t equally a believer in Providence and in Homer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works., Excerpt from Pausanias' Description of Greece, Vol. 1 Of Pausanias personally we know very little, but that he lived during the Reign of the Antonines, and travelled all round Greece, and wrote his famous Tour round Greece, or Description of Greece, in 10 Books, describing what he had seen and heard. His chief merit is his showing to us the state of the works of art still remaining in his day in the Greek cities, which have since been swept away by the various invasions that have devastated that once happy land. "When Pausanias travelled through Greece, during the age of the Antonines, about 1690 years ago, ho found every city teeming with life and refinement; every Temple a Museum of Art; and every spot hallowed by some tradition which contributed to its preservation. The ruthless destruction of these works of art, in subsequent ages, has reduced them to a small number; and the Traveller now pauses, with a melancholy interest, to reflect upon the objects described by Pausanias, but which no longer exist." Pausanias' Description of Greece is also full of various information on many topics. It is for example a mine of Mythology. For its various matter it has been happily compared to a "County History." There is often a quiet vein of humour in Pausanias, who seems to have been almost equally a believer in Providence and in Homer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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