Pausanias Analysis

Connectedness feature reference

Shared Mythic Figure Count

The number of distinct mythic figures shared between the focal place and at least one operational neighbour.

Stored model field: shared_mythic_figure_count

-0.178standardized coefficient

Does not survivecurrent direction

255observations summarized

Shared figuresfeature group

How It Is Calculated

Take the union of all focal-place figures found in each local neighbour's figure set, then count the distinct figures.

What a higher value means

More of the focal place's figures also occur in its neighbourhood.

Important qualification. A widely shared figure still counts once, regardless of how many neighbours contain that figure.

Current Model Cohort

These descriptive statistics use the current labelled cohort after aliases have been collapsed to one row per MANTO place.

Group	N	Mean	Q3	Maximum
All labelled places	255	2	1	158
Survives	204	2	1	28
Does not survive	51	4	1	158

Examples from the Current Data

Examples are descriptive checks on the calculated feature. Their outcome labels report what Pausanias says; they do not establish that the feature caused survival or abandonment.

Examples with high recorded values

Place	MANTO ID	Value	Pausanias reports
🌍 Thebes (Boiotia)	`8253960`	158	Does not survive
🌍 Aigina (city)	`10191987`	28	Survives
🌍 Argos (city)	`8228853`	27	Survives
🌍 Syracuse (Sicily)	`11295783`	23	Survives
🌍 Olympia (Elis)	`9605463`	17	Survives
🌍 Opous (Locris)	`8253989`	14	Survives

Examples with low recorded values

Place	MANTO ID	Pausanias reports
🌍 Abai (Phocis)	`10274687`	Survives
🌍 Abia (Messenia)	`10113505`	Survives
🌍 Acacesion (Arcadia)	`10126185`	Survives
🌍 Ace (Arcadia)	`10214517`	Survives
🌍 Acharnai (Attica)	`10153056`	Survives
🌍 Acriai (Laconia)	`10149418`	Survives

Interpretation in the Predictive Model

Its current standardized coefficient is -0.178, pointing toward does not survive. This means that a one-standard-deviation increase changes the fitted log odds in that direction while the other included features are held fixed.

Because the connectedness features are correlated and the model's out-of-fold performance is weak, this is a conditional association—not a standalone ranking, causal effect, or historical explanation.

Related Features

Data Scope

The feature is calculated from MANTO release 19446255 using evidence dated strictly before Pausanias.
The current labelled cohort contains 255 distinct MANTO places.
The prediction target is whether Pausanias reports a place as surviving or not surviving, not its modern archaeological condition.
Feature values and examples may change when MANTO releases, links, labels, or feature definitions are revised.

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