- Published: 2 August 2010
- ISBN: 9781845950033
- Imprint: Pimlico
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 688
- RRP: $42.99
The Empire Stops Here
A Journey along the Frontiers of the Roman World
- Published: 2 August 2010
- ISBN: 9781845950033
- Imprint: Pimlico
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 688
- RRP: $42.99
Magnificent... The book is studded with astonishing facts
Stuart Kelly, Scotland on Sunday
The Empire Stops Here is not only a history. It is also an engaging modern travelogue...an unexpectedly universal legacy of the empire
Mary Beard, Financial Times
Philip Parker is the perfect combination of compelling narrative historian and observant travel writer. This is one of the liveliest works of ancient history I've ever read
A.N. Wilson
Intriguing...with this extraordinary book, [Parker] has raised a monument all of his own
Tom Holland, Guardian
A blend of travelogue, classical history and archaeology. His quest through the imperial badlands of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa succeeds in throwing fresh light onto the story of Rome and its often lunatic fringes, while offering classically minded travellers a few fresh ideas for routes and discoveries of their own
Sunday Times
The book promotes itself as a 'groundbreaking mixture of travel and history' and Parker writes with confident fluency about both... Any lover of history will find something in it to fascinate them. Every page contains some gem of a fact that the author has lovingly unearthed. The patience, effort and research that have gone into The Empire Stops Here are awe-inspiring
Douglas Jackson, Scotsman
Gives the readers a lucid account of the Empire's expansion
Contemporary Review
Parker has the tone of a dream Latin teacher, disciplined and wry, and an encyclopaedic knowledge of the classical world
Vera Rule, Guardian