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Book recommendations

posted by [personal profile] cathyr19355 at 10:59pm on 19/10/2008 under , ,
I'd like to recommend the following books: Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day and Ancient Athens on 5 Drachmas a Day. They are cultural histories of ancient Athens (say, of Socrates's day) and ancient Rome (say, early Republic), framed as though they were modern travel guides. So far as I can tell from my previous knowledge, the facts in both are, for the most part, correct, and the writing is witty and marvelous. At $18.95 apiece (they're British imports), they're not cheap, but they are fun. As you can see from the links, Amazon has them, as does Barnes & Noble, and I found one of them at my favorite family-run bookstore, so they are available.
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posted by [identity profile] nancylebov.livejournal.com at 11:00am on 20/10/2008
Did you know that the ancient Romans were tourists themselves?
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posted by [identity profile] cathyr19355.livejournal.com at 12:22am on 21/10/2008
Yes, and the author of Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day points that fact out as well.
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posted by [identity profile] cathyr19355.livejournal.com at 12:24am on 21/10/2008
Perrottet's book looks as though it would be a lot of fun as well.
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Another volume on the subject ...

posted by (anonymous) at 09:29am on 26/10/2008
Hi, Cathy!

... was titled, IIRC, _Route 66 AD_. Borrowed it from the Virginia Beach library when I was there amout five years ago. Remember it was worth reading. Should you see a copy on sale cheap, grabbit.

Yours, John Desmond
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Re: Another volume on the subject ...

posted by [identity profile] cathyr19355.livejournal.com at 09:25pm on 26/10/2008
Sounds like a lot of fun; I'll have to keep an eye out for it. Thanks.
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