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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pausanias has received more than 76,478 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Pausanias is the 7th most popular geographer, the 88th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 91st 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."

Memorability Metrics

  • 76k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 76.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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 Carl Ritter, Abraham Ortelius, Ferdinand von Richthofen, Martin Waldseemüller, Wladimir Köppen, and Ya'qubi.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Pausanias ranks 88 out of 1,347. Before him are Piri Reis (1470), Abdülaziz (1830), Hecataeus of Miletus (-550), Mithridates VI of Pontus (-132), Saint Pantaleon (275), and Anacreon (-570). After him are Manuel I Komnenos (1118), Şehzade Cihangir (1531), Romanos IV Diogenes (1030), Leo III the Isaurian (675), Nestorius (381), and Ephrem the Syrian (306).

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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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