The Appian Way - Ghost Road, Queen of Roads

Informationen zum Autor Robert A. Kaster is professor of classics and the Kennedy Foundation Professor of Latin at Princeton University. Klappentext The Roman poet Statius called the Via Appia "the Queen of Roads!" and for nearly a thousand years that description held true! as countless travelers trod its path from the center of Rome to the heel of Italy. Today! the road is all but gone. This book deals with the author's adventures along this ancient highway. Zusammenfassung The Roman poet Statius called the Via Appia "the Queen of Roads!" and for nearly a thousand years that description held true! as countless travelers trod its path from the center of Rome to the heel of Italy. Today! the road is all but gone. This book deals with the author's adventures along this ancient highway.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Robert A. Kaster, Kaster Robert A.
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.05.2012
• EAN: 9780226425719
• ISBN: 978-0-226-42571-9
• Pagine: 144
• Dimensioni: 149 mm x 223 mm x 15 mm
• Serie: Culture Trails: Adventures in Travel; Culture Trails: Adventures in Travel; Culture Trails - Adventures in Travel (CHUP); Culture Trails - Adventures in Travel
• Categorie: Saggistica; Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, TRAVEL / Europe / Italy, Italy, Travel writing, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation