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Pausanias

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Pausanias ( paw-SAY-nee-əs; Ancient Greek: Παυσανίας; c. 110 – c. 180) was a Greek traveler and geographer of the second century AD. He is famous for his Description of Greece (Ἑλλάδος Περιήγησις, Hēlládos Periḗgēsis), a lengthy work that describes ancient Greece from his firsthand observations. Description of Greece provides crucial information for making links between classical literature and modern archaeology, which is providing evidence of the sites and cultural details he mentions although knowledge of their existence may have become lost or relegated to myth or legend. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pausanias is the 7th most popular geographer, the 123rd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Turkish Geographer.

Pausanias is most famous for being a Greek traveler and geographer who wrote a book called "Description of Greece."

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Pausanias ranks 7 out of 86. Before him are Eratosthenes, Strabo, Alexander von Humboldt, Gerardus Mercator, Muhammad al-Idrisi, and Piri Reis. After him are Abraham Ortelius, Martin Waldseemüller, Carl Ritter, David Harvey, Ferdinand von Richthofen, and Wladimir Köppen.

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Among people born in 110, Pausanias ranks 1. After him are Saint Apollonia, Longus, Justin, Marcus Minucius Felix, Babrius, Hegesippus, and Cleomedes. Among people deceased in 180, Pausanias ranks 2. Before him is Marcus Aurelius. After him are Gaius, Aulus Gellius, Tatian, Melito of Sardis, Polyaenus, and Hegesippus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Pausanias ranks 123 out of 1,347. Before him are Irenaeus (130), Stefan Dušan (1308), Romanos IV Diogenes (1030), Piri Reis (1470), Photios I of Constantinople (900), and Theodora (815). After him are Zeno (425), Rachel (-3500), Enver Pasha (1881), Mustafa IV (1779), Chrysippus (-281), and Julius Nepos (430).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Türkiye

Among geographers born in Türkiye, Pausanias ranks 3. Before him are Strabo (-64), and Piri Reis (1470). After him are Artemidorus Ephesius (-150).

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