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The 22 pages that link to Pausanias, each with the reason it gives.

• Ancient Olympic GamesRelated: His account preserves detailed evidence about the sanctuary during the games’ later centuries.

• StraboRelated: Pausanias later combined places, monuments, and local traditions in a regional work.

• ZeusRelated: His account preserves details about the sanctuary and statue of Zeus at Olympia.

• Olympic truceRelated: His account preserves details about the truce’s proclamation and enforcement.

• PhidiasRelated: His descriptions preserve evidence about statues linked to Phidias long after their creation.

• SmyrnaRelated: His narrative preserves traditions about Smyrna’s origins and its link to Alexander.

• AristidesRelated: He led the allied army at Plataea, where Aristides commanded the Athenians.

• Battle of LeuctraRelated: He describes monuments and local traditions associated with the Theban victory.

• Travel writingRelated: His work is an early systematic account of travel and place.

• PraxitelesRelated: His descriptions preserve evidence about statues attributed to Praxiteles.

• Athena ParthenosRelated: His account preserves details of the statue’s attributes and decoration.

• LysipposRelated: His itinerary identifies statues attributed to Lysippos at ancient sites.

• Statue of Zeus at OlympiaRelated: His account is a principal source for the statue’s appearance and location.

• Messenian WarsRelated: His account transmits much of the traditional narrative about the wars.

• MyronRelated: His accounts contribute evidence for works and attributions associated with Myron.

• Athena PromachosRelated: His account describes the statue’s scale, position, and visible features.

• First Messenian WarRelated: His account supplies a detailed narrative of the Messenian wars.

• Second Messenian WarRelated: His account preserves later stories about Aristomenes and the war’s events.

• Milo of CrotonRelated: His description of Olympia preserves details about Milo's statues and local memory.

• PhryneRelated: He describes works associated with Phryne, offering evidence distinct from courtroom anecdotes.

• Ancient Olympic pentathlonRelated: His account of Olympia preserves details about the festival's athletic traditions.

• PolygnotusRelated: His account preserves detailed descriptions of paintings attributed to Polygnotus.