I was lucky enough to be able to walk a section of the Appian Way out of Rome last year, and this has inspired some reading on the subject. This is a delightful little hardback of just 120 pages, which describes the history of that great road from Rome to Brindisi, and describes the journey along it. The author is a professor of classics at Princeton, and he knows his Roman history, but, although authoritative, this book is also charming and accessible, beautifully packaged, and essential reading for any fan of Roman history.