Travel and Geography in the Roman Empire
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. Yet few people have questioned just how the Romans - both military and civilians - travelled, or examined their geographical understanding in an era which offered a greatly increased potential for moving around, and a much bigger choice of destinations.This volume provides new perspectives on these issues, and some controversial arguments; for instance, that travel was not limited to the elite, and that maps as we know them did not exist in the empire. The military importance of transport and communicat…
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Weitere Autoren: Laurence, Ray (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-134-58181-8
- EAN: 9781134581818
- Produktnummer: 13993756
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Abbildungen: 1 schwarz-weiße Tabellen
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