1st Edition
Travel and Geography in the Roman Empire
214 Pages
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Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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The remains of Roman roads are a powerful reminder of the travel and communications system that was needed to rule a vast and diverse empire. Yet few people have questioned just how the Romans - both military and civilians - travelled, or examined their geographical understanding in an era which offered a greatly increased potential for moving around, and a much bigger choice of destinations. This... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction, Colin Adams; Chapter 2 The Presentation of Geographical Knowledge for Travel and Transport in the Roman World, Kai Brodersen; Chapter 3 Travel, Itineraria and Tabellaria, Benet Salway; Chapter 4 The Creation of Geography, Ray Laurence; Chapter 5 Transport and communication in the Roman state, Anne Kolb; Chapter 6 Transport and Travel on the Column of Trajan, Jon Coulston; Chapter 7 ‘There and Back Again’, Colin Adams; Chapter 8 Afterword, Ray Laurence;
Biography
Adams, Colin; Laurence, Ray
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