The Uppsala University invites you to the official launch of the Digital Periegesis interface which will take place on December 11th 2025. This online resource, hosted and maintained by the Uppsala University, provides a searchable database of all the places and objects in space described in Pausanias, as well as the people and events mentioned. In addition, the Digital Periegesis provides raw data; side-by-side enriched texts of the Periegesis in both ancient Greek and English; maps of the places described and network graphs of their relations; and links to global authorities, such as Wikidata. In this way, the Digital Periegesis gives researchers access to authoritative data and the use of the latest tools for analysing Pausanias’s narrative, and empowers general enthusiasts to explore the places and accounts associated with them for themselves.
Running since 2017, with funding from the Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation and the Swedish Research Council, the Digital Periegesis also articulates best practice for using the latest digital technology to map historical texts, and cultural heritage more generally, while as far as possible prioritising reuse of data, standards and tools. In raw data terms, the Digital Periegesis has annotated: 4225 places, 1762 objects/artworks, 3882 people/groups, 161 cited ancient texts, and (still in progress) over 1000 events and some 1500 logoi recorded by Pausanias.
Please confirm your participation by email to naan.sbxn@noz.hh.fres.uu.mba@akof.anna .
