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Following Caesar : From Rome To Constantinople, The Pathways That Planted The Seeds Of Empire

Following Caesar : From Rome To Constantinople, The Pathways That Planted The Seeds Of Empire

Keahey, John, author.
EAudiobook 2023

"A travel narrative following three ancient roads and looking at more than two thousand years of history of Ancient Rome through the modern eye. In 66 B.C., young, ambitious Julius Caesar, seeking recognition and authority, became the curator of the Via Appia. He borrowed significant sums to restore the ancient highway. It was a way to curry favor from Roman citizens in villages along the route, built from Rome to Brindisi between 312-191 B.C. He...

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Cities and towns, Ancient Europe, Southern
Europe, Southern Description and travel
Keahey, John Travel Europe, Southern
Roads, Roman Europe, Southern
Rome History
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ISBN:
9798350873153
Description:
1 audio file : digital
digital
digital stereo
audio file
Other Title:
From Rome to Constantinople, the pathways that planted the seeds of empire
Notes:
Electronic audio file
Read by Tom Perkins
Electronic reproduction. Old Saybrook Tantor Media, Incorporated 2023 Available via World Wide Web
Contents:
Born out of necessity
A beginning
Goddesses and despots
Hitting the road
Terracina and Anxur to Itri
Cicero
The City of Venus
A very short river
Brindisi
A Macedonian lake
To Pella
From Philippi to Byzantium and back to the boot
Nearing the end
Control Number:
3302263
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OverDrive, Inc., distributor
Overdrive
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