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A grand tour of the Roman Empire / Marcus Sidonius Falx ; with Jerry Toner.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: London : Profile Books, 2022Description: xi, 287 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781781255759
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 913.763 23 F197
Contents:
A grand tour -- The Bay of Naples -- Among the Greeks -- Ephesus to Antioch -- Judea and beyond -- Egypt -- From Africa to Hispania -- Wild places of Gaul -- In Britannia -- Rome-ward bound.
Summary: " The first ever travel guide to the Roman Empire. Tour the Roman Empire at its height with Marcus Sidonius Falx and his amanuensis, Dr Jerry Toner. Travelling east, Falx explores the great cultural centre of Athens before trekking into rural Asia (or Turkey as we know it), past the already ancient Luxor monuments in Roman Egypt, and by the Great Library of Alexandria. Travelling west across the breadbasket of the Empire, he journeys through Gaul (France) before crossing to Britannia, where he suffers the worst that provincial life has to offer. Falx provides practical advice on surviving all things travel: from pirates and shipwrecks to bedbugs and lousy food. Even the most sedentary reader will feel they have experienced life in the Empire first-hand"--Publisher's description.
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A grand tour -- The Bay of Naples -- Among the Greeks -- Ephesus to Antioch -- Judea and beyond -- Egypt -- From Africa to Hispania -- Wild places of Gaul -- In Britannia -- Rome-ward bound.

" The first ever travel guide to the Roman Empire. Tour the Roman Empire at its height with Marcus Sidonius Falx and his amanuensis, Dr Jerry Toner. Travelling east, Falx explores the great cultural centre of Athens before trekking into rural Asia (or Turkey as we know it), past the already ancient Luxor monuments in Roman Egypt, and by the Great Library of Alexandria. Travelling west across the breadbasket of the Empire, he journeys through Gaul (France) before crossing to Britannia, where he suffers the worst that provincial life has to offer. Falx provides practical advice on surviving all things travel: from pirates and shipwrecks to bedbugs and lousy food. Even the most sedentary reader will feel they have experienced life in the Empire first-hand"--Publisher's description.