A periegesis (Ancient Greek περιήγησις 'leading around') is a geographical survey or travelogue, sometimes also called a periodos or ' journey around' [sc. the world].
It is the name of several books:
Description of Greece (Ἑλλάδος περιήγησις, Hellados Periegesis), in prose, by Pausanias Dionysius Periegetes of Alexandria's Οικουμένης περιήγησης Periegesis of the World, in hexameter, usually translated Survey of the World Avienius's Latin translation of Dionysius Periegetes Priscian's Latin translation of Dionysius Periegesis Prisciani, in hexameter Pseudo-Scymnus's Scymni Chii Periegesis, correctly called Περίοδος του Νικομήδη Mnaseas of Patras's Periegesis or Periplus
See also
Periplus, an itinerary of ports and coastal landmarks Periodos ges of Hecataeus of Miletus
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