Roman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts
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- ISBN 9781911754237
- Weight: 318g
- Dimensions: 133 x 206mm
- Publication Date: 28 May 2026
- Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Explore the Ancient Roman Empire as you’ve never seen it before with the acclaimed anthropologist and Sunday Times bestselling author of Domination, Alice Roberts.
AS SEEN ON CHANNEL 4
Join Professor Alice Roberts as she travels over a thousand miles through Italy, France and Spain in search of a greater understanding of the Roman Empire and its legacy.
From Naples to Pompeii, Rome to Turin, Nîmes to Narbonne and Tarragona to Cartagena, Roberts visits sites both on and off the beaten track to reveal new perspectives on one of history’s greatest civilisations.
Along the way, she meets leading historians and archaeologists who bring the Roman world to life. Alice explores what life was like for ordinary citizens of the Roman Empire, as well as examining the key developments in technology, law, politics, health and education that remain to this day and how these fed into the birth, expansion and collapse of the empire.
Featuring Alice’s own experiences from the journey itself, including her drawings and personal anecdotes, this book delivers more depth and context than the TV series, with up-to-date discoveries and facts about one of history’s greatest empires.
Whether you want to follow Alice’s journey yourself or enjoy the ride from the comfort of your home, Roman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts is both an immersive travelogue and an accessible guide to the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.
James Nally (Author)
James Nally is an award-winning documentary maker and author. His critically-acclaimed books include the non-fiction titles 7/7: The London Bombings, bestselling Shallow Graves with Ray Fysh and the fictional ...with the Dead series featuring rookie cop PC Donal Lynch.
His multi-award-winning documentaries include the the series 7/7: The London Bombings for the BBC, Taking Fire and The Ken and Barbie Killings for US streamer networks.
Alice Roberts (Introducer)
Alice Roberts is an anthropologist, writer and broadcaster, and is currently Professor of Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham. She has presented several landmark BBC series including The Incredible Human Journey, Origins of Us, Coast and The Celts. Her latest book on evolutionary biology, The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being, was shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize in 2015.
www.alice-roberts.co.uk
