GRAND TOUR OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (PB)

Tour the Roman Empire at its height with Marcus Sidonius Falx (and his amanuensis, Dr Jerry Toner). Falx explores the great cultural centre of Athens, treks into rural Asia (or Turkey), drops by the already ancient Luxor monuments and the Great Library of Alexandria, travels west across the breadbasket of the Empire and into Gaul (France) before crossing to Britannia (where he suffers the worst that provincial life has to offer). Along the way he provides practical advice on surviving pirates, shipwrecks, bedbugs, lousy food and more.