Travel in the Ancient World / Edition 1

by Lionel Casson

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801848087
Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date:	02/17/1994
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.17(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Lionel Casson is a professor emeritus of classics at New York University and has written many books about life in the ancient world, including Travel in the Ancient World, Everyday Life in Ancient Rome, and Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World, all available from Johns Hopkins.

Editorial Reviews

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

From the Publisher

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

Previously printed in hardcover in 1974. Offers a comprehensive review of ancient travel, from the first recorded voyages to Old Kingdom Egypt through Greek and Roman times to the Christian pilgrimages of the fourth century and later. The author tells who traveled and why. He describes the ships, carts, carriages, and other means of conveyance; roads and waterways; bars and their drinks, restaurants and their food, inns and their accommodations. He devotes particular attention to tourism: the standard itineraries, the favored sights, museums, guides, guidebooks, and standards of tourist behavior. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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