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Travel in the early principate
VOSTRÁ, Dominika
The bachaleor thesis titled Travel in the early principate is devoted to travel in the period 1st century BC ? 2nd century AD. It focuses on travel by land and the sea. It discusses the purposes and potential risks of paths of travel. It tries to answer questions such as traveller?s equipment, transport vehicles, services available during the trip, a map or route plan, familiarity with the geography, etc. It also offers overview of the most important roads in Italy. The text is primarily based on published sources relating to a defined period. The focus of the thesis is the analysis of personal testimony that says about traveling, therefore focuses particularly on the sources like correspondence of a personal nature (especially Pliny the Younger, Cicero, Seneca), but will also use experiences captured in verse (Horace) and fiction (Petronius). Many interesting information on travel can also be found in historical texts (Suetonius, Dio Cassius, Historia Augusta, etc.), and scientific treatises from various disciplines (especially geography, but also Medicine).
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