Pausanias

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Pausanias’ ‘Description of Greece’ serves as a topographical guidebook, providing a tour of Attica, the Peloponnese and central Greece, spiced with historical accounts and digressions on the lost wonders of the ancient world. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts.  This comprehensive eBook presents the complete extant works of Pausanias, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

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Description

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Pausanias’ life and works
* Features the complete extant works of Pausanias, in both English translation and the original Greek
* Concise introduction to the ‘Description of Greece’
* Includes W. H. S. Jones’ celebrated translation from the Loeb Classical Library edition of Pausanias’ works
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Easily locate the books you want to read with individual contents tables
* Provides a special dual English and Greek text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students
* Features a bonus biography – discover Pausanias’ ancient world
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

CONTENTS:

The Translation
DESCRIPTION OF GREECE

The Greek Text
CONTENTS OF THE GREEK TEXT

The Dual Text
DUAL GREEK AND ENGLISH TEXT

The Biography
INTRODUCTION TO PAUSANIAS by W. H. S. Jones

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