Pausanias

ancient Greek geographer, travel writer and mythographer
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Pausanias
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Pausanias

Summary

Pausanias is a human[1]. He was born in Asia[2]. He was born on 110[3]. He passed away in Sicily[4]. He died on 180[5]. He worked as a writer[6], geographer[7], and travel writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,559 views/month, #6,928 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Asia[2], Pausanias…
  • Pausanias passed away in Sicily[4].
  • Pausanias was born on 110[3].
  • Pausanias was born on 115[10].
  • Pausanias died on 180[5].
  • Pausanias worked as a writer[6].
  • Pausanias's professions included geographer[7].
  • Pausanias worked as a travel writer[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Pausanias is Description of Greece[11].
  • Pausanias is recorded as male[12].
  • Pausanias's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Pausanias's Commons category is recorded as Pausanias (geographer)[14].
  • Pausanias's said to be the same as is recorded as Pausanias of Damascus[15].
  • Pausanias's given name is recorded as Παυσανίας[16].
  • Pausanias's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[17].
  • Pausanias's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[18].
  • Pausanias's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Pausanias's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Pausanias's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21].
  • Pausanias's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[22].
  • Pausanias's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[23].
  • Pausanias's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24].
  • Pausanias's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25].
  • Pausanias's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[26].
  • Pausanias's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Pausanias's place of birth was Asia[2]. Recorded date of birth include 110[3] and 115[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], geographer[7], and travel writer[8].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Pausanias is Description of Greece[11].

Death and Burial

Pausanias died on 180[5]. He passed away in Sicily[4].

Why It Matters

Pausanias ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,559 views/month, #6,928 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include Description of Greece[30], a literary work[31].

FAQs

Where was Pausanias born?

Pausanias was born in Asia[2].

Where did Pausanias die?

Pausanias passed away in Sicily[4].

What did Pausanias do for work?

Pausanias worked as writer[6], geographer[7], and travel writer[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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