- published: 28 Jul 2012
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Pausanias ( /pɔːˈseɪniəs/; Ancient Greek: Παυσανίας Pausanías) was a Greek traveler and geographer of the 2nd century AD, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. He is famous for his Description of Greece (Ἑλλάδος περιήγησις), a lengthy work that describes ancient Greece from firsthand observations, and is a crucial link between classical literature and modern archaeology. This is how Andrew Stewart assesses him:
A careful, pedestrian writer, he is interested not only in the grandiose or the exquisite but in unusual sights and obscure ritual. He is occasionally careless, or makes unwarranted inferences, and his guides or even his own notes sometimes mislead him; yet his honesty is unquestionable, and his value without par.
Pausanias was probably a native of Lydia; he was certainly familiar with the western coast of Asia Minor, but his travels extended far beyond the limits of Ionia. Before visiting Greece, he had been to Antioch, Joppa and Jerusalem, and to the banks of the River Jordan. In Egypt, he had seen the Pyramids, while at the temple of Ammon, he had been shown the hymn once sent to that shrine by Pindar. In Macedonia, he appears to have seen the alleged tomb of Orpheus in Libethra. Crossing over to Italy, he had seen something of the cities of Campania and of the wonders of Rome. He was one of the first to write of seeing the ruins of Troy, Alexandria Troas, and Mycenae.
Actors: Ryan Junell (producer), Ryan Junell (editor), Ryan Junell (director), Ryan Junell (writer), Ryan Junell (actor), Brian L. Perkins (actor), David Cerf (actor), Erin Bradley (actress), M.C. Schmidt (actor), Angie Hile (actress), Lesser J. (actor), Sagan (composer), Lance Grabmiller (actor), Wobbly (actor), Drew Daniel (actor),
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Genres: ,Actors: Robert Rietty (actor), Gustavo Rojo (actor), Robert Rietty (actor), Julio Peña (actor), José Marco (actor), Peter Cushing (actor), Harry Andrews (actor), José Nieto (actor), Stanley Baker (actor), Michael Hordern (actor), Richard Burton (actor), Manuel Arbó (actor), Niall MacGinnis (actor), Fredric March (actor), Rubén Rojo (actor),
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Keywords: ancient-greece, archery, armor, arms-tied-overhead, army, attack, bare-chested-male, bare-chested-male-bondage, battle, battlefieldActors: Marguerite de Morlaye (actress), Carlo Rim (writer), Albert Broquin (actor), Fernand Charpin (actor), Jean Daurand (actor), Carlo Rim (writer), Georges Douking (actor), Paul Escoffier (actor), Pierre Ferval (actor), Henri-Georges Clouzot (writer), Louis Jouvet (actor), Raymond Borderie (producer), Alexandre Mihalesco (actor), Mireille Perrey (actress), Jean Témerson (actor),
Plot: Prince Sacha studies in Paris and cares more for Marianne than about Silistrie, the country his family was exiled from. But Chautard, a French financier, who has business there (the country is rich in oil), wouldn't mind a little political stability. So why not restore the ancient royal family to the throne? But is Prince Sacha up to his role ? And will Marianne make a suitable princess?
Keywords: based-on-play