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{{Character Infobox | {{Character Infobox | ||
|name = Pausanias | |name = Pausanias | ||
|image = Wiki noimage.jpg | |image = Wiki noimage.jpg | ||
|birth = c. 110<br>{{Wiki|Lydia}}, [[Anatolia]] | |birth = c. 110<br>{{Wiki|Lydia}}, [[Anatolia]] | ||
|death = c. 180 | |death = c. 180 | ||
|species = [[Human]] | |species = [[Human]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Pausanias''' (c. 110 – c. 180) was | '''Pausanias''' (c. 110 – c. 180) was an ancient [[Greece|Greek]] historian who travelled extensively during the 2nd century CE, and wrote of the things he saw. | ||
Pausanias' main work, ''Description of Greece'', described a number important landmarks, such as the [[Statue of Athena]] atop the [[Akropolis Sanctuary]] in [[Athens]], [[Attika]].<ref name="Athena Promachos">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Akropolis Sanctuary|Akropolis Sanctuary: "Athena Promachos"]]</ref> His other descriptions include but are not limited to the [[Temple of Aphrodite, Korinth|Temple of Aphrodite]] on top of [[Akrokorinth]],<ref name="Akrokorinth">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Tours: Gods and Love|Gods and Love: "Akrokorinth"]]</ref> [[Agamemnon's Tomb]] in the ruins of [[Mycenae]], <ref name="Agamemnon's Tomb">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Argolis|Argolis: "Agamemnon's Tomb"]]</ref> | Pausanias' main work, ''Description of Greece'', described a number important landmarks, such as the [[Statue of Athena]] atop the [[Akropolis Sanctuary]] in [[Athens]], [[Attika]].<ref name="Athena Promachos">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Akropolis Sanctuary|Akropolis Sanctuary: "Athena Promachos"]]</ref> His other descriptions include but are not limited to the [[Temple of Aphrodite, Korinth|Temple of Aphrodite]] on top of [[Akrokorinth]],<ref name="Akrokorinth">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Tours: Gods and Love|Gods and Love: "Akrokorinth"]]</ref> [[Agamemnon's Tomb]] in the ruins of [[Mycenae]],<ref name="Agamemnon's Tomb">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Argolis|Argolis: "Agamemnon's Tomb"]]</ref> and the [[Sanctuary of Asklepios]] in [[Argolis]].<ref name="Temple of Asklepios">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Argolis|Argolis: "Temple of Asklepios"]]</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
During the development of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', a number of details were directly drawn from Pausanias' most famous work, ''Description of Greece'', as referenced throughout the [[Historical Locations]] and the ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' | During the development of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', a number of details were directly drawn from Pausanias' most famous work, ''Description of Greece'', as referenced throughout the [[Historical Locations]] and the game's educational mode, ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]''. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Pausanias (c. 110 – c. 180) was an ancient Greek historian who travelled extensively during the 2nd century CE, and wrote of the things he saw.
Pausanias' main work, Description of Greece, described a number important landmarks, such as the Statue of Athena atop the Akropolis Sanctuary in Athens, Attika.[1] His other descriptions include but are not limited to the Temple of Aphrodite on top of Akrokorinth,[2] Agamemnon's Tomb in the ruins of Mycenae,[3] and the Sanctuary of Asklepios in Argolis.[4]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
During the development of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, a number of details were directly drawn from Pausanias' most famous work, Description of Greece, as referenced throughout the Historical Locations and the game's educational mode, Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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A translated map of Piraeus attributed to Pausanias
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)