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Travel in the Ancient World

Lionel Casson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Published:17th Feb '94

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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.

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

ISBN: 9780801848087

Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 30mm

Weight: 635g

408 pages