CASSON Lionel, Travels in the ancient world.

Travels in the ancient world.

Introduction and scientific editor Tadeusz Kotula. Wrocław - Warsaw - Cracow - Gdansk - Lodz 1981. ossolineum. 8, pp. 298, illustrations in plates, wraps broch. oryg.
Condition b. good. This book is the first full discussion of travel in the ancient world. In chronological order, it treats journeys from the earliest ones, recorded in Egyptian inscriptions from the time of the Old Kingdom, to Christian pilgrimages between 300 and 500 AD. It touches on all the most important aspects: modes of travel by land and sea; inns, bars, restaurants and other facilities available to travelers; in addition, it discusses typical itineraries, favorite sites and sights, museums, guides, guides, and tourist behavior.