The Roads to Rome by Fletcher, Catherine -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover About the Author By the Same Author Title Page Dedication Map – The Roman roads Introduction PART 1: An Imperishable Monument, 350 BCE–500 CE

1. Romans on the roads 2. Journeys through the empire 3. Early Christian travel

PART 2: Saints and Soldiers, 500–1450

4. Byzantium and the Via Egnatia 5. Pilgrims and the Via Francigena 6. Crusaders and the Via Militaris

PART 3: Proofs of Roman Greatness, 1450–1800

7. The Renaissance of the roads 8. Explorers, spies and priests 9. Royal refugees 10. The Grand Tour

PART 4: First Roads, and Afterwards Railways, 1800–1900

11. Napoleon 12. The Romantics 13. The Americans 14. New narratives, old empires

PART 5: Marching on Rome, 1900–Present

15. Via Mussolinia 16. Viale Adolfo Hitler 17. Highway 7 18. Roman holidays

Epilogue: On the roads today Images Acknowledgements The Travel List of Illustrations Bibliography Notes Index Copyright

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