Product Description
Roman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts
Author: Alice Roberts
Format: Hardback
My Travel Diary
Explore the Ancient Roman Empire as you've never seen it before with the acclaimed anthropologist and Sunday Times bestselling author of Domination, Alice Roberts.
AS Seen on Channel 4
Join Professor Alice Roberts as she travels over a thousand miles through Italy, France and Spain in search of a greater understanding of the Roman Empire and its legacy.
From Naples to Pompeii, Rome to Turin, Nîmes to Narbonne and Tarragona to Cartagena, Roberts visits sites both on and off the beaten track to reveal new perspectives on one of history's greatest civilisations.
Along the way, she meets leading historians and archaeologists who bring the Roman world to life. Alice explores what life was like for ordinary citizens of the Roman Empire, as well as examining the key developments in technology, law, politics, health and education that remain to this day and how these fed into the birth, expansion and collapse of the empire.
Featuring Alice's own experiences from the journey itself, including her drawings and personal anecdotes, this book delivers more depth and context than the TV series, with up-to-date discoveries and facts about one of history's greatest empires.
Whether you want to follow Alice's journey yourself or enjoy the ride from the comfort of your home, Roman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts is both an immersive travelogue and an accessible guide to the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.
About the Author
Professor Alice Roberts is an academic, author and broadcaster, specialising in human anatomy, physiology, evolution, archaeology and history. In 2001, Alice made her television debut on Channel 4’s Time Team, and went on to write and present The Incredible Human Journey, Origins of Us and Ice Age Giants on BBC2. She is also the presenter of the popular TV series Digging for Britain, Ancient Egypt by Train with Alice Roberts, Ancient Greece by Train with Alice Roberts, Ottoman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts and Roman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts. Alice has been a Professor of Public Engagement with Science at the University of Birmingham since 2012.
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