PART ONE: THE NEAR EAST AND GREECE: In the beginning: 3000-1200 B.C.

In the beginning: 1200-500 B.C.

Expanding horizons

Trade and travel in Classical Greek times (500-300 B.C.)

The first travel writer

PART TWO: TRAVEL IN ROMAN TIMES: One world

A miscellany of travellers

On holiday

On the sea

Roman roads

On the road

Inns and restaurants

Mail

PART THREE: TOURISTS AND TOURING IN ROMAN TIMES: The sights to see

Museums

The itinerary

Sightseeing

Baedeker of the Ancient world

To the Holy Lands.