The Roads To Rome: A History by Catherine Fletcher Hardcover Book

Description: The Roads To Rome by Catherine Fletcher Brimming with life and drama, this is the first book to explore two thousand years of European history through one the greatest imperial networks ever builtA delightful, novel and authoritative history from the ground up JUDITH HERRINEpic and witty ... Fletcher is a thoroughly enjoyable narrator because she peppers her learned prose with wry humour TOBIAS JONES, ObserverFletcher is a rare thing: an academic who writes beautifully and accessibly about big subjects ... utterly riveting, filled with golden nuggets CHARLIE CONNELLY, New EuropeanAll roads lead to Rome. Its a medieval proverb, but its also true: todays European roads still follow the networks of the ancient empire, as Romes extraordinary legacy continues to grip our imaginations.Over the two thousand years since they were first built, the roads have been walked by crusaders and pilgrims, liberators and dictators, but also by tourists and writers, refugees and artists. As channels of trade and travel, and routes for conquest and creativity, Catherine Fletcher shows how the roads forever transformed the cultures, and intertwined the fates, of a vast panoply of people across Europe and beyond.Reflecting on his own walk on the Appian Way, Charles Dickens observed that here is a history in every stone that strews the ground. Based on outstanding original research, and brimming with life and drama, this is the first book to explore two thousand years of history through one of the greatest imperial networks ever built. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Catherine Fletcher is a historian of Renaissance and early modern Europe and the author of several previous books, including most recently The Beauty and the Terror: An Alternative History of the Italian Renaissance, which was a Book of the Year (2020) in The Times. Catherine is Professor of History at Manchester Metropolitan University and broadcasts regularly for the BBC. Review Epic and witty ... Fletcher is a thoroughly enjoyable narrator because she peppers her learned prose with wry humour, first-person asides and comparisons between past and present ... The Roads to Rome is a nuanced and perceptive book that interrogates "the stories that we tell ourselves about who we are" -- Tobias Jones * Observer *Roman roads run everywhere, and Fletcher has been on most of them ... It has been her labour of love to crisscross an entire continent ... Fletchers book is an exemplar of history as travelogue. It presents a familiar panorama - of Europe since antiquity - but from an unfamiliar, even original perspective ... The roads themselves are Fletchers stars: sources of prosperity but also danger, stages on which to compete for and assert status, vectors of destiny that take men from where they cannot stay to where they must go ... The camaraderie she generates with fellow travellers, dead as well as living, engages and inspires. -- Miles Pattenden * Literary Review *Elegantly plotted … It is no easy task to condense 25 centuries of history into 300 pages and Fletcher, whose area of expertise is Renaissance Europe, rises to the challenge … For modern Grand Tourists, Fletchers book will provide an enjoyable distraction when the journey to Rome gets dull -- Patrick Kidd * The Times *Very readable ... these routes are almost a natural part of the landscape. The reader departs the book with a feeling that they have been there for an unimaginable time, travelled on by a cast of vivid characters. It is a compelling image, in an enjoyable book. -- Robert Wright * Financial Times *[A] rich narrative of the long afterlife of Romes roads -- Michael Prodger * New Statesman *[A] terrifically researched, sweeping study into the idea (or conception) of the Roman road * Unseen Histories *With verve and expertise, Catherine Fletcher has tramped the far-flung Roman roads of Europe and created a delightful, novel and authoritative history from the ground up. -- Judith Herrin * author of BYZANTIUM *Past and present cleverly entwine in Catherine Fletchers erudite, entertaining and infinitely readable journey along the roads that stitch Europes history together. -- Helena Attlee * author of THE LAND WHERE LEMONS GROW *This is history quite literally following in the footsteps of the past: covering and uncovering the ways in which the Roman road network has become part of the DNA of every society since. Its a magical and informative ode to the majesty and mystical power of the humble roadway. -- Michael Scott * Professor of Classics and Ancient History, University of Warwick *Fletcher is a rare thing: an academic who writes beautifully and accessibly about big subjects, and this travelling history of the network of roads emanating from the Roman capital and covering much of our continent promises to be utterly riveting, filled with golden nuggets of information all rendered in Fletchers flowing and witty prose. She is also prepared to put in the miles, ending the book with the dust of 14 countries on her shoes in a quest to uncover the secrets of this remarkable network -- Charlie Connelly * The New European *The Roads to Rome is a vibrant, enchanting and rich compendium. Catherine Fletcher is an essential guide to the many hidden layers of history beneath our feet. -- Kelcey Wilson-Lee * author of DAUGHTERS OF CHIVALRY *Catherine Fletchers mastery of history and storytelling converge beautifully in this captivating exploration of the Roman roads. She expertly leads us on a journey that reaches from Rome to Spain to Constantinople, and from the remote past into the present. A must-read for tourists and armchair travellers alike. -- Ross King * author of THE BOOKSELLER OF FLORENCE *In her magnificently imagined and vividly composed book, Catherine Fletcher gives new meaning to the word journeyman (these days journeyperson). Among her pages, we journey the thousands of miles of Roman roads from 500 BCE to the present and are never made timeless or homeless. Fletcher offers us justification for an infinity of plannable holidays or long hours of cosy reading at home. All readers should direct themselves to her Romes. -- Richard Bosworth * author of MUSSOLINIS ITALY *This work, of course, is much more than an exploration of Roman road building achievement: what Catherine also offers us is her personal experience of following and enjoying the variety of routes that have taken her across the breadth of the Roman world. The result is an encyclopaedic unveiling of her extensive literary and cultural appreciation of what has happened on these routes and who has been there. -- Trevor James * Aspects of History * Details ISBN184792803X Author Catherine Fletcher Publisher Vintage Publishing Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781847928030 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-06-13 Imprint The Bodley Head Ltd Subtitle A History Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Audience General UK Release Date 2024-06-13 ISBN-10 184792803X Pages 400 DEWEY 940 Alternative 9781847928047 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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