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The 3,000-Year-Old Ancient Greek Vine of Pausanias

Greek Reporter 10 Jun 2026

The Vine of Pausanias is tangled and about 100 meters long ... When ancient Greek geographer Pausanias sat down to rest beneath the shade of the giant vine, he was unaware it was probably the oldest in the world ... Pausanias went for the trout.

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Bible Account of St. Paul’s Shipwreck May Point to an Island Close to Greece, Not Malta

Greek Reporter 21 Apr 2026

Shipwreck of St Paul. Painting by Mattia Preti ... Credit ... One example of the wider use of the term “Adriatic Sea” appears in the writings of Pausanias ... In a passage, Pausanias provided a detailed description of the island of Sicily ... ....

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The Unknown Legendary Ancestry of Greek Scientist Pythagoras

Greek Reporter 03 Apr 2026

One of our best sources about the ancestry of this Greek scientist is Pausanias. Pausanias lived in the second century CE some 700 years after Pythagoras himself ... According to Pausanias, he was the son of a man named Mnesarchus.

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Great Men of Ancient Greece: Leaders Who Shaped History

Greek Reporter 31 Mar 2026

Credit ... credit ... Pausanias. Pausanias, an Ancient Spartan regent, gained fame for commanding the great Greek forces of men at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC ... Following this triumph, Pausanias’ reputation suffered ... A bust depiction of Pausanias (ca ... Credit.

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Laurel: The Humble Leaf That Embodies the Spirit of Ancient Greece and Beyond

Greek Reporter 27 Mar 2026

According to Pausanias, Apollo even built a temple entirely of bay laurel and established the Pythian Games, a yearly festival and athletic competition honoring Python, the serpent he had slain.

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The Oldest City in the World is in Greece

Greek City Times 09 Mar 2026

... the world’s oldest city, according to the ancient geographer Pausanias.

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Lycosura: Could an Ancient Greek City Be the Oldest in the World?

Greek Reporter 06 Mar 2026

Remains of Temple of Despoina at Lycosura in Arcadia, the oldest city in the world, according to Ancient Greek geographer Pausanias ... In Description of Greece (8.38.1), Pausanias recorded. ... Pausanias ...