Travel and geography in the Roman Empire

• Corporate Author: Roman Archaeology Conference
• Other Authors: Adams, C. E. P. (Colin E. P.), Laurence, Ray, 1963-
• Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.
• Subjects: Roads, Roman.; Travelers > Rome > History.; Rome > Geography.; Rome > Historical geography.; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: List offigures vii
• List of contributors ix
• Preface x 1 Introduction 1
• COLIN ADAMS
• 2 The presentation of geographical knowledge for travel
• and transport in the Roman world: itineraria non tantum
• adnotata sed etiam picta 7
• KAI BRODERSEN
• 3 Travel, itineraria and tabellaria 22
• BENET SALWAY
• 4 The creation of geography: an interpretation of Roman
• Britain 67
• RAY LAURENCE
• 5 Transport and communication in the Roman state: the
• cursus publicus 95
• ANNE KOLB
• 6 Transport and travel on the Column of Trajan 106
• JON COULSTON
• 7 'There and back again': getting around in Roman Egypt 138
• COLIN ADAMS
• 8 Afterword: travel and empire 167
• RAY LAURENCE Bibliography 177
• Index 196.