TONY PERROTTET is the author of five books, including Pagan Holiday: On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists. He has worked as a foreign correspondent in South America, a film extra in Rajasthan, and a freelance writer in New York City, contributing to The New York Times, Smithsonian magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, and The Wall Street Journal Magazine. A regular guest on the History Channel, he lives in Manhattan with his wife and two sons. For more information, please visit his website, www.tonyperrottet.com