Pausanias' Greece: Ancient Artists and Roman Rulers

ThisisthefirstsystematicanddetailedstudyofPausanias'viewofRomaninvolvementinGreece.ItbeginswithanassessmentofPausanias'lifeandwritings,placingthemintheircontemporarypolitical,historical,literaryandculturalcontext.Pausanias'attitudestowardstheartandartistsofthepre-Romanperiodarealsoconsidered,andhisattemptstodefineandanalysethepastexamined.MuchofthebookisdevotedtotheassessmentofPausanias'attitudestothepoliticalRepublicanleadersMummius,SullaandJuliusCaesar,emperorsfromAugustustoMarcusAurelius,andbenefactorssuchasHerodesAtticus.ThestudyrevealsthecomplexityandsophisticationofPausanias'critiqueoftheactionsandattitudesofprominentRomanpersonalitiesengagedwiththeGreekworld.