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Pausanias' Greece K. W. Arafat (King's College London)

Pausanias' Greece By K. W. Arafat (King's College London)

Pausanias' Greece by K. W. Arafat (King's College London)


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This is a study of the writings of Pausanias, a native of Asia Minor who chronicled his extensive travels in Greece in the second century AD. It includes the first detailed examination of Pausanias' view of Roman involvement in Greece and his attitude to the Roman emperors, as well as his approach to the art and artists of the pre-Roman past of Greece.

Pausanias' Greece Summary

Pausanias' Greece: Ancient Artists and Roman Rulers by K. W. Arafat (King's College London)

This is the first systematic and detailed study of Pausanias' view of Roman involvement in Greece. It begins with an assessment of Pausanias' life and writings, placing them in their contemporary political, historical, literary and cultural context. Pausanias' attitudes towards the art and artists of the pre-Roman period are also considered, and his attempts to define and analyse the past examined. Much of the book is devoted to the assessment of Pausanias' attitudes to the political Republican leaders Mummius, Sulla and Julius Caesar, emperors from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius, and benefactors such as Herodes Atticus. The study reveals the complexity and sophistication of Pausanias' critique of the actions and attitudes of prominent Roman personalities engaged with the Greek world.

Pausanias' Greece Reviews

"Arafat has produced a thorough, thoughtful, and balanced consideration of Pausanias...." Bryn Mawr Classical Review
"...ploughing through the book is worthwhile....Arafat makes many good points." Hugh Elton, New England Classical Journal

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Pausanias on the past; 3. Pausanias on the rulers of Roman Greece 1: introduction, Mummius and Sulla; 4. Pausanias on the rulers of Roman Greece 2: Caesar and Augustus; 5. Pausanias on the rulers of Roman Greece 3: Nero to Marcus Aurelius; 6. Pausanias on Herodes Atticus and other benefactors; 7. Conclusions; Bibliography; Indexes.

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NPB9780521553407
9780521553407
0521553407
Pausanias' Greece: Ancient Artists and Roman Rulers by K. W. Arafat (King's College London)
New
Hardback
Cambridge University Press
1996-03-28
264
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