Travel and Geography in the Roman Empire

Zusatztext 'A good piece of work.' - Arctos Informationen zum Autor Adams, Colin; Laurence, Ray Klappentext The remains of the Roman roads are a powerful reminder of the travel and communications system that was needed to rule a vats and diverse empire. Yet, few people have questioned just how the Romans--both military and civilians--traveled or examined their geographical understanding in an era that offered a greatly increased potential for moving around and a much larger choice of destinations. The six expert contributors in this volume provide new perspectives on these issues, and some controversial arguments; for instance, travel was not limited to the elite and maps as we know them did not exist in the Empire. With more than forty photographs, maps, and illustrations, this cutting-edge collection provides a new understanding of the role of travel and of the nature of geographical knowledge in the Roman world. Zusammenfassung 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. This cutting edge collection provides an understanding of the role and importance of travel to the Romans Inhaltsverzeichnis 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;

Product details

• Authors: Colin Laurence Adams
• Assisted by: Colin Adams (Editor), Adams Colin (Editor), Ray Laurence (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.06.2001
• EAN: 9780415230346
• ISBN: 978-0-415-23034-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / World, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Historical Geography, Ancient World, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Archaeology by period / region, General and world history, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology