Travel and geography in the Roman Empire
By: edited by Colin Adams and Ray Laurence.
Contributors: Adams, C. E. P.; Laurence, Ray, 1963-; Roman Archaeology Conference (9th : 1999 : University of Durham)
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
Subjects: Roads, Roman.; Travelers -- Rome -- History.; Rome -- Geography.; Rome -- Historical geography.
Other titles: Travel & geography in the Roman Empire
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-195) and index.
"Five of the chapters included in this volume were originally given as papers at the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies[,] Roman Archaeology conference at Durham in April 1999"--P. x.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: List offigures vii; title: List of contributors ix; title: Preface x 1 Introduction 1; title: COLIN ADAMS; title: 2 The presentation of geographical knowledge for travel; title: and transport in the Roman world: itineraria non tantum; title: adnotata sed etiam picta 7; title: KAI BRODERSEN; title: 3 Travel, itineraria and tabellaria 22; title: BENET SALWAY; title: 4 The creation of geography: an interpretation of Roman; title: Britain 67; title: RAY LAURENCE; title: 5 Transport and communication in the Roman state: the; title: cursus publicus 95; title: ANNE KOLB; title: 6 Transport and travel on the Column of Trajan 106; title: JON COULSTON; title: 7 'There and back again': getting around in Roman Egypt 138; title: COLIN ADAMS; title: 8 Afterword: travel and empire 167; title: RAY LAURENCE Bibliography 177; title: Index 196.