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[The Roads to Rome](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/772509/the-roads-to-rome-by-catherine-fletcher/9781529932690) | Lively and engaging, this book is the first of its kind to explore two millennia of European history through one of the greatest imperial networks ever built. “An engaging, novelistic, and authoritative history from A to Z” - Judith Herren . “Epic and witty... Fletcher is a most enjoyable storyteller as she imbues her well-crafted prose with a touch of biting humour.” - Tobias Jones, The Observer. “Fletcher is a rare character: an academic who writes beautifully and smoothly about big topics... A very captivating book, full of valuable information.” -** Charlie Connelly, _New European_ _. “All roads lead to Rome.” It's a medieval proverb, but it's also true: Europe's roads today still follow the networks of ancient empire, as Rome's extraordinary legacy continues to capture our imagination. Over the past two thousand years, these roads were first built and walked by crusaders and pilgrims, liberators and autocrats, as well as tourists, writers, refugees and artists. Catherine Fletcher shows how, as conduits of trade and travel, and corridors of conquest and creativity, these routes changed the cultures of a wide range of people in Europe and beyond, and how their destinies were intertwined. As Charles Dickens observed, reflecting on his journey on the Apian Way, “In every stone on this earth there is a history.” Based on outstanding original research, this book is full of life and excitement, and is the first book to explore two millennia of history across one of the greatest imperial networks ever built.