How to Travel
An Ancient Guide for the Modern Tourist
$32.69
- Hardcover
232 pages
- Release Date
11 August 2026
Summary
A transporting anthology of ancient Greek and Roman travel writings that capture the thrill of exploration and discovery – from Europe to the Holy Land and Egypt to India.
At long last, a travel guide to the ancient world for the modern tourist – written by the ancients themselves. How to Travel gathers classic texts from Greek and Roman writers to explore what today’s readers can learn from ancient encounters with unfamiliar peoples, places, and customs.
…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691259062 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691259062 |
| Author: | Herodotus, M.D. Usher |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 11 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 286g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 124mm x 179mm |
| Series: | Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers |
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Critics Review
“Just the thing to slip into your carry-on.” * Kirkus Reviews *
“Drawing on texts by Herodotus, Tacitus, and other Greek and Roman writers, Usher reminds us that travel has always been full of enticing wonders.”—Ron Charles
“A charming collection.”—Marvin Olasky, Discovery Institute
Herodotus
Herodotus (ca. 484–425 BCE), the paradigmatic travel writer of antiquity, was born in Halicarnassus, the modern Turkish city of Bodrum. His investigation into other countries and cultures, the Histories, is the oldest work of Greek prose to survive intact.
M. D. Usher is the Lyman-Roberts Professor of Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Vermont. His previous books include How to Be a Farmer, How to Say No, and How to Care about Animals.
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