- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Ebury Press (6 Jun 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0091884802
- ISBN-13: 978-0091884802
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.4 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 813,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Sunday Times, June 2, 2002
"Perrottet is an energetic joker and a wry tale-teller, but there's a lot of learning as well...a sparkling adventure"
New York Times, June 2, 2002
"An appealing...mix of the zany and the arcane, juggling an energetic account of ancient Roman travel habits with a witty record of his own modern journey"
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent combination of styles...,
This review is from: Route 66 AD: On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists (Paperback)
Tony Perrottet has accomplished a very difficult task with this book. He has meshed Bill Bryson with Juvenal, combining the self-deprecation and appreciation of the sometimes down-at-heel charms of other countries with 2000-year-old Roman Satire. Not an easy thing, but he intersperses an entertaining travelog with well-researched and superbly referenced historical fact. These facts are both supported and brought to life with anecdote and citation from a wide variety of ancient sources. To put my appreciation of this book into context, I was in Books etc looking for a different travel book and this jumped off the shelf at me, possibly due to its rather tacky cover. When I read the back, it looked perfect since I graduated with a degree in Classics 8 years ago and have, only in the last 2 months, found my passion for the subject reawakening. Having said this, you don't need a degree in the subject to enjoy the book. In fact, he serves the novice to the subject just as well as those who know a bit about the ancient world. In all, heartily recommended. Why only 5 stars? Because there's no such thing as the perfect book. Wouldn't it be nice to read the book while following the journey he takes...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining and Enlightening,
By Kathy McDermott (Paris) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Route 66 AD: On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists (Paperback)
As an ancient history student, studying the classic worlds of Rome and Greece, it is easy to feel removed and distant from the past and the people about whom you are studying but Tony's book breathes life into the people and places that once existed. Not only is it an invaluable source of historical facts but more importantly he has also included an abundant amount of information on daily life, combining indepth descriptions of both the modern and ancient versions of the cities he visited along the way. Route 66AD makes history real and fun and gives a whole new perspective on what life was like for the ancients compared to some of the dusty old cumbersome accounts I have read in the past.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
the perfect companion for a trip to the Mediterranean,
By A Customer
This review is from: Route 66 AD: On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists (Paperback)
This has got to be the most original travel book I've ever read. I bought it because I love Italy and the Aegean, and I'm going back to Greece and Turkey next month. By looking at the Mediterranean through the eyes of ancient tourists, the book brings the Roman world to life in a unique way -- who would have guessed they were really so raunchy? -- and the author's own adventures are often quite hilarious. He gets to meet loony hermit monks in Arcadia and dive on the ruins of a Roman villa in Naples. The part where he goes to a Nubian wedding made me cry with laughter! I think this is the perfect book to take with you on a trip to Italy, Greece or Turkey (or if you're game, Egypt!)
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