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Pausanias

110 - 180

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Pausanias ( paw-SAY-nee-əs; 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 71,674 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Pausanias is the 7th most popular geographer, the 91st most popular biography from Turkey (up from 97th 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

  • 72k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Pausanias ranks 7 out of 67Before him are Eratosthenes, Strabo, Alexander von Humboldt, Gerardus Mercator, Muhammad al-Idrisi, and Piri Reis. After him are Carl Ritter, George Everest, Abraham Ortelius, Martin Waldseemüller, Ferdinand von Richthofen, and Wladimir Köppen.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Pausanias ranks 91 out of 1,301Before him are Abdülaziz (1830), Mustafa IV (1779), Valerian (200), Manuel I Komnenos (1118), Piri Reis (1470), and Honorius (384). After him are Ignatius of Antioch (35), Nestorius (381), Apollonius of Perga (-262), Anna Komnene (1083), Irenaeus (130), and Leo III the Isaurian (675).

Among GEOGRAPHERS In Turkey

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