How to Travel: An Ancient Guide for the Modern Tourist
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| Author | Herodotus; edited and translated by M. D. Usher |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9780691259062 |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Size | 171 x 114 x 24mm |
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Travel Wisdom from the Classical World
This small hardback from Princeton's Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers series gathers travel writing from ancient Greece and Rome. Herodotus leads the way, joined by writers including Tacitus, Pausanias, the pilgrim Egeria, Seneca, Lucian and Homer.
Their journeys reach Egypt, Greece, the Holy Land, Central Asia, Germania, India and distant Africa, and in Lucian's satire even the Moon. Alongside the destinations are timeless thoughts on travelling ...
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Travel Wisdom from the Classical World
This small hardback from Princeton's Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers series gathers travel writing from ancient Greece and Rome. Herodotus leads the way, joined by writers including Tacitus, Pausanias, the pilgrim Egeria, Seneca, Lucian and Homer.
Their journeys reach Egypt, Greece, the Holy Land, Central Asia, Germania, India and distant Africa, and in Lucian's satire even the Moon. Alongside the destinations are timeless thoughts on travelling well: Seneca on the self you cannot leave behind, Egeria on gratitude and Homer on the pull of home.
- New translations by classicist M. D. Usher, with an introduction
- Original Greek and Latin on facing pages
- Includes a map
- Hardback, 232 pages
| Author | Herodotus; edited and translated by M. D. Usher |
|---|---|
| Isbn | 9780691259062 |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Size | 171 x 114 x 24mm |
