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- W605032291 abstract "Roman poet Statius called Via Appia the Queen of Roads, and for nearly a thousand years that description held true, as countless travelers trod its path from center of Rome to heel of Italy. Today, road is all but gone, destroyed by time, neglect, and incursions of modernity; to travel Appian Way today is to be a seeker, to walk in footsteps of ghosts. Our guide to those ghosts - and layers of history they represent - is Robert A. Kaster. In The Appian Way, he brings a lifetime of studying Roman literature and history to his adventures along ancient highway. A footsore Roman soldier pushing imperial power south; craftsmen and farmers bringing their goods to towns that lined road; pious pilgrims headed to Jerusalem, using stage-by-stage directions we can still follow - all come to life once more as Kaster walks (and drives - and suffers car trouble) on what's left of Appian Way. Other voices help him tell story: Cicero, Goethe, Hawthorne, Dickens, James, and even Monty Python offer commentary, insight, and curmudgeonly grumbles, their voices blending like ages of road to create a telescopic, perhaps kaleidoscopic, view of present and past. To stand on remnants of Via Appia today is to stand in pathway of history. With The Appian Way, Kaster invites us to close our eyes and walk with him back in time, to campaigns of Garibaldi, revolt of Spartacus, and glory days of Imperial Rome. No traveler will want to miss this fascinating journey." @default.
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- W605032291 title "The Appian Way: Ghost Road, Queen of Roads" @default.
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