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Patrick Paul Hogan's A Student Commentary on Pausanias, Book 1,
introduces the first book of Pausanias' "Description of Greece" to
students of Classical Greek. Pausanias' second century CE work is
the only surviving ancient description of the monuments and artwork
of mainland Greece. Book 1 of the "Description" covers Athens, its
demes, and Megara - that is, Attica, the heart of the ancient Greek
world. It offers not only a walking description of buildings,
statues, and artwork by an ancient traveler but also insight into
the mindset of an educated Greek of the Roman imperial age: his
reaction to Roman domination and Classical Greek history and
culture, his deeply felt religious beliefs, and his ideas regarding
Hellenism and Hellenic identity. This textbook, the first on
Pausanias aimed at students in almost a century, brings Pausanias
back into the classroom for a new generation of readers. It is
based on the Greek text edited by Rocha-Pereira and includes
philological and historical commentary by Patrick Paul Hogan.A
Student Commentary on Pausanias, Book 1 aims at elucidating
difficult syntax and helping the reader with the immense number of
names and places Pausanias mentions. This volume is suitable for
students of Classical Greek at the graduate and undergraduate
levels, whether Classical philologists or Classical archaeologists
and art historians. Professors of archaeology will find this
textbook an excellent starting point for any course on Pausanias
and easily supplemented by their own knowledge of material remains
and modern finds.
Patrick Paul Hogan's A Student Commentary on Pausanias, Book 1,
introduces the first book of Pausanias' "Description of Greece" to
students of Classical Greek. Pausanias' second century CE work is
the only surviving ancient description of the monuments and artwork
of mainland Greece. Book 1 of the "Description" covers Athens, its
demes, and Megara - that is, Attica, the heart of the ancient Greek
world. It offers not only a walking description of buildings,
statues, and artwork by an ancient traveler but also insight into
the mindset of an educated Greek of the Roman imperial age: his
reaction to Roman domination and Classical Greek history and
culture, his deeply felt religious beliefs, and his ideas regarding
Hellenism and Hellenic identity. This textbook, the first on
Pausanias aimed at students in almost a century, brings Pausanias
back into the classroom for a new generation of readers. It is
based on the Greek text edited by Rocha-Pereira and includes
philological and historical commentary by Patrick Paul Hogan.A
Student Commentary on Pausanias, Book 1 aims at elucidating
difficult syntax and helping the reader with the immense number of
names and places Pausanias mentions. This volume is suitable for
students of Classical Greek at the graduate and undergraduate
levels, whether Classical philologists or Classical archaeologists
and art historians. Professors of archaeology will find this
textbook an excellent starting point for any course on Pausanias
and easily supplemented by their own knowledge of material remains
and modern finds.
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