Getting around in antiquity wasn't as easy as it is today: long journeys were often difficult, dangerous, and slow. Despite the hardships, people still found a variety of reasons to travel, even stopping to see the sites along the way.

Theme: Travel and tourism in antiquity

• Gary J. Shaw, 'Ancient Egyptians look abroad - From traders to fantastic tales'.
• Jennifer Finn, 'On godhood and impossible knots - Alexander's travels in Egypt'.
• Carole Raddato, 'Hadrian tours the empire - The restless emperor'.
• Stephen DeCasien, 'A Roman passenger at sea - Knowing the ropes'.
• Murray Dahm, 'The Periegesis of Pausanias - Travelling Ancient Greece'.
• Jo Ball, 'Military tourism in the Roman world - The lure of the unknown'.

Features:

• James Blake Wiener, 'Exploring South Arabia's ancient kingdoms - Yemen: from Sheba to Jerusalem'.
• Hareth Al Bustani, 'Riding with the Bedouin warrior-poets of Arabia - Vengeance and honour in the desert'.
• Manon Henzen, 'Ancient Rome's fishiest condiment - Garum: bug business, big flavour'.
• Louise A. Hitchcock, 'Plagues and the Bronze Age collapse - Naue II swords, germs, and iron'.