Unfortunately, I was too slow to finish the whole Audiobook before it expired, but that is completely my fault and not the book's at all. I got through a forth and really enjoyed the interwovenness of field trip and historical knowledge

I so enjoyed this book! I am a professional classicist and archaeologist and I thought this book was the perfect blend of travelogue and history. It was a pure pleasure and a perfect vacation read.

The journal of a COVID-impacted trip along the major Roman roads was interesting, but suffered from some structural and editorial incoherence. There were repeated anecdotes that could have used a stronger editor and the depth of the historical information conveyed at each step of the journey along the way was made confusing by the fact that the author repeatedly slipped forward in both space and time. It was hard to grapple with the long history of the roads in the Roman empire when the author would talk about places other than where he currently was along the roads. That said I did like the history he talked about and I loved seeing how today different places were restoring (or not) and celebrating (or not) the roads.

If youre a fan of history told in a story form, then this book is for you. Great to learn about different settings in the Roman Empire and how most still exist today.