Classical Tour Through Italy and Sicily - Tending to Illustrate Some Districts Which Have Not Been Described

Antiquarian Sir Richard Colt Hoare's 1819 account of his journey in 1789-90 through the heart of Italy to Sicily.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Journal of tour from Siena to the Maremma; 2. Journey from Rome to Beneventum, on the Appian Way; 3. The journey of Horace from Rome to Brundusium; 4. Tour along the coast of the bay of Naples to Capri; 5. Tour in the island of Ischia; 6. Tour to Caserta, Venafro, and Isernia; 7. Excursion from Naples to Cajazzo, Piedimonte, etc.; 8. Journey from Naples to Rome on the Via Latina; 9. Excursion to Isola and Sora, and to the convents of Casamare and Trisulto; 10. Continuation of a journey on the Via Latina; 11. Excursion from Rome to the Lake of Celano; 12. Tour through the islands of Sicily and Malta.

Summary

After the death of his wife, antiquarian Sir Richard Colt Hoare (1758–1838) embarked on a series of journeys through continental Europe in pursuit of 'novelty, pleasure and information'. This account from 1819 details his travels through the then less-documented areas of Italy and down to Sicily.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Colt Hoare, Sir Richard Colt Hoare
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.11.2014
• EAN: 9781108079181
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07918-1
• No. of pages: 576
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Italy, Sicily, Ancient World, Archaeology by period / region, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology