Description of Greece
by Pausanias
Description of Greece is a ten-book account of the sites, cults and history of mainland Greece written by Pausanias in the second century AD. Its first printed edition came from the Aldine Press in Venice in 1516; Thomas Taylor's English translation was printed for R. Faulder in London in 1794.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First published
- Aldine Press, Venice, 1516
- First UK edition
- R. Faulder, 1794
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- Platée musical, 1800
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- Editions recorded
- 107 on Open Library, 55 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 15 languages
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How many editions of Description of Greece are there?
We track 1 edition of Description of Greece. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has Description of Greece been adapted?
Yes, including Platée (musical, 1800), according to Wikidata.
When was Description of Greece first published?
Description of Greece by Pausanias was first published in 1516.
Where these facts come from
- Description of Greece, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The description of Greece, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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