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Travel in the Ancient World
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Travel in the Ancient Worldby Lionel Casson
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: Engaging Study of Travel in Ancient Times, March 20, 2005 Reviewer:Richard Sawyer (Washington, DC United States) - This is a unique and highly interesting account of the many facets of travel in the ancient world. The author covers types of travel, reasons for travel, accomodations, major historical attractions, the mail delivery system in ancient times, and many other topics. In general, the book is highly informative, readable, and entertaining. Descriptions of holiday travel, inns and restaurants, the Roman road system, the trade routes of ancient times are quite fascinating. In a very few places the book seems to bog down in perhaps too much detail, but overall, the book is quite good. The author's perspective is also primarily on the Western world and the Near East, including Egypt. Thus, other ancient cultures (e.g., China) are mentioned only briefly. The book is a very unique contribution to the study of the ancient world. Highly recommended.
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"A masterful summary of a fascinating subject." -- London Sunday Times
"A most delightful book, written by a scholar who couples a fine sense of interesting, pragmatic problems with an impressive command of scattered evidence." -- Bibliotheca Orientalis
Book Description
The only book of its kind in any language, Travel in the Ancient World offers a lively, comprehensive history of ancient travel, from the first Egyptian voyages recorded in Old Kingdom inscriptions through Greek and Roman times to the Christian pilgrimages of the fourth and sixth centuries. Rich in anecdote and colorful detail, it now returns to print in paperback with a new preface by the author.
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