nicolas.d.fox
06-04-2012, 07:21 PM
Hello everyone!
First of all, I'm new here, so I apologize in advance if I am unaware of certain rules or if the question has already been asked. Although I think both issues will not apply.
I recently started to read Pausanias' Description of Greece (Loeb Classical Library Edition). While these books promise the best translation (debatable, I know) and are generall very good, I feel like I am missing out on some extra information.
This is why I was looking to buy a more heavily annotated version of Pausanias. Amazon and some other websites suggest I buy the Penguin version (of course), but I have had some bad experiences with them since I usually feel like they are either outdated or not live up to their promises.
So my question to this lovely forum was this one: does anybody have any good experiences either with the Penguin version or another heavily annotated version of Pausanias' Description of Greece.
To be specific, I am looking for a version which frames the mythological and historical parts of the book better. And, even more important, gives a clear archeological overview of which sights have / have not survived to the present day and where they can be found in modern times (modern names of places / regions / towns / etc.).
I know it's a pretty specific question but usually I can manage to find answers easily by just google'ing things. But this is more difficult since the best option I'm given so far is Penguin. So I hope somebody on here can help me!
Thank you in advance! :smile5:
First of all, I'm new here, so I apologize in advance if I am unaware of certain rules or if the question has already been asked. Although I think both issues will not apply.
I recently started to read Pausanias' Description of Greece (Loeb Classical Library Edition). While these books promise the best translation (debatable, I know) and are generall very good, I feel like I am missing out on some extra information.
This is why I was looking to buy a more heavily annotated version of Pausanias. Amazon and some other websites suggest I buy the Penguin version (of course), but I have had some bad experiences with them since I usually feel like they are either outdated or not live up to their promises.
So my question to this lovely forum was this one: does anybody have any good experiences either with the Penguin version or another heavily annotated version of Pausanias' Description of Greece.
To be specific, I am looking for a version which frames the mythological and historical parts of the book better. And, even more important, gives a clear archeological overview of which sights have / have not survived to the present day and where they can be found in modern times (modern names of places / regions / towns / etc.).
I know it's a pretty specific question but usually I can manage to find answers easily by just google'ing things. But this is more difficult since the best option I'm given so far is Penguin. So I hope somebody on here can help me!
Thank you in advance! :smile5: