Pausanias in the Athenian Agora: Touristic Interpretation Model Based on an Analysis of “Description of Greece”

Abstract

The field of archaeological heritage is currently experiencing several difficulties in need of prompt remedy. For one, its contextual intricacy makes it difficult for the non-expert public to understand. However, Heritage Interpretation (HI) and Historical Travel Sources can serve as tools which can be used to tease apart such complexity. They enable individuals to understand the object in its entire context (past and present), creating a far more valid discourse for heritage. These tools will be implemented in this paper to confront the particular problematic presented by the Ancient Greek Agora. An interpretative itinerary method will be developed through an analysis of this resource and the narrative discourse of Pausanias, a notable traveler of the 2nd century AD in Ancient Greece.