Table of Contents
Preface ix
Rome: Where It All Begins 3
London: Roman Inventions 17
Paris: When It Was Smaller than Pompeii 49
Trier: Making the Nectar of the Gods 60
Beyond the Rhine: Battling the Barbarians 79
Milan: Women's Liberation 107
Reggio Emilia: Humor, Seduction, and Adultery 138
Rimini: A Delicate Operation 150
The Tiber: Coming into Rome by Water 175
Rome: The Center of the World 184
Circus Maximus: The Secrets of Ben Hur 211
Ostia: The Real Tower of Babel 251
Spain: Rome's Gold 267
Provence: Beware of Brigands 281
Baia: Luxury and Licentiousness 298
The Mediterranean: Adventure on the Sea 315
Africa: An Empire Without Racism 324
Egypt: Tourists of the Classical World 342
India: Beyond the Borders of the Empire 361
Mesopotamia: An Encounter with Emperor Trajan 366
Ephesus: Marble for the Empire 382
Back to the Eternal City: A Journey Through Time 402
Conclusion 407
Acknowledgments 412