Pausanias

5th century BC Agiad King of Sparta
Person human Q433408
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Pausanias

Summary

Pausanias is a human[1]. He was born in Sparta[2]. He died in Tegea[3]. He died on -0385-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a sovereign[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #7,213 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Sparta[2], Pausanias…
  • Pausanias passed away in Tegea[3].
  • Pausanias died on -0385-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Pausanias's father was Pleistoanax[7].
  • A child of Pausanias was Cleombrotus I[8].
  • A child of Pausanias was Agesipolis I[9].
  • Pausanias held citizenship in Sparta[10].
  • Pausanias worked as a sovereign[5].
  • Pausanias held the position of king of Sparta[11].
  • Pausanias is recorded as male[12].
  • Pausanias's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Pausanias's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 17614509[14].
  • Pausanias's GND ID is recorded as 102401969[15].
  • Pausanias's Commons category is recorded as Pausanias (king of Sparta)[16].
  • Pausanias's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025s4v[17].
  • Pausanias's given name is recorded as Παυσανίας[18].
  • Pausanias's Rodovid ID is recorded as 1028092[19].
  • Pausanias's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0049519[20].
  • Pausanias's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Pausanias's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[22].
  • Pausanias's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[23].
  • Pausanias's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Παυσανίας Α΄ ο Λακεδαιμόνιος'}[24].
  • Pausanias's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00285429[25].
  • Pausanias's time period is recorded as classical antiquity[26].
  • Pausanias's place of detention is recorded as Temple of Athena Alea (Tegea)[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Pausanias's place of birth was Sparta[2]. His father was Pleistoanax[7].

Career and Affiliations

Pausanias worked as a sovereign[5]. He held the position of king of Sparta[11].

Personal Life

Children include Cleombrotus I[8], a ruler[28], -0500–-0371[29] and Agesipolis I[9], a ruler[30], -0410–-0380[31].

Death and Burial

Pausanias died on -0385-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. He passed away in Tegea[3].

Why It Matters

Pausanias ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #7,213 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was Pausanias born?

Pausanias was born in Sparta[2].

Where did Pausanias die?

Pausanias passed away in Tegea[3].

Who were Pausanias's parents?

Pausanias's father was Pleistoanax[7].

What did Pausanias do for work?

Pausanias worked as sovereign[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Q24471602. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . CERL Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Description of Greece. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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