Description
Book SynopsisThis 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.
Trade Review"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 Contents1. 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.
