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Travel and geography in the Roman Empire / edited by Colin Adams and Ray Laurence.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- Roman Archaeology Conference (3rd : 1999 : University of Durham)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rome--Geography.
- Rome.
- Rome--Historical geography.
- Roads, Roman.
- Travelers--Rome.
- Travelers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 202 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Other Title:
- Travel & geography in the Roman Empire
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.
- Contents:
- The presentation of geographical knowledge for travel and transport in the Roman world: itineraria non tantum adnotata sed etiam picta / Kai Brodersen
- Travel, itineraria and tabellaria / Benet Salway
- The creation of geography: an interpretation of Roman Britain / Ray Laurence
- Transport and communication in the Roman state: the cursus publicus / Anne Kolb
- Transport and travel on the Column of Trajan / Jon Coulston
- 'There and back again': getting around in Roman Egypt / Colin Adams
- Afterword: travel and empire / Ray Laurence.
- Notes:
- "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"--Page x.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-195) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780203995594 (electronic bk.)
- 0203995597 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 90104660306
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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