Route 66 AD: On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists by Tony Perrottet (Ebury Press, £9.99)
ARMED with only the essentials - a backpack full of ancient texts and an equally-old highway map - the author set out to copy the itinerary of the Romans.
From the Colosseum in Rome to the pyramids of Egypt, from the top of the Acropolis in Athens to sunken palaces in Alexandria, Tony Perrottet followed the oldest, most popular trail on earth to rediscover life as an ancient Roman.
And the more he travelled, the clearer it became to him that tourism had actually changed very little over the last 2,000 years.
A fascinating blend of lively anecdotes and vivid personal encounters, Route 66 AD recaptures the magic of the Roman Empire in all its complexity and wonder.
That package tour will never be the same again.
John Phillpott.
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