A Research On Travel And Tourism Of Ancient Roman Empire

The travel and tourism are the crucial social phenomenon of Roman Imperial times;these are also the most important part of ancient tourism activities.As Rome expanded outward and empire established,people in ancient Rome have space-time condition.The stabilized political environment,the prosperity of the economy and the imperial culture created a proper environment for the travelers.Improvement of the empire infrastructure:developed road networks,safe Marine environment,travel tools and accommodation facilities are complete,along with complete maps and guidebooks.Both Rome and the provinces have a wide variety of tourism resources.With the initiate of the ruler,Tourist activity during the Roman Empire was extraordinary active.The travel not only includes internal travelling from one state to another,also involve the long distance business travelling,which can reach to far eastern regions.There are lots of similarities on tourism and travel between ancient Rome and recent times.We can get the conclusion and recognition from researching it.Moreover,this interesting travel can be concluding to 5 types: learning,business,religious,entertainment and coast tourism.These are the foundation and ancestors of modern travel types and these provide us the most precious experience on travel.This essay includes 6 parts.The first introduction part shows the purpose and significance of the topic selection,new researching method and new key points that ever seen and the general research information of internal and external experts all over the world.In section 2,it emphasizes the background of roman imperial times and the development of travelling.It comes from 4 parts to explain,first of all,the local geographical conditions,political stability,and prosperity of economy,and the cultural of the imperial times.The third section mainly talks about some example which attracting people,like Pantheon,Arena,square,and fame pillars,etc.Last but not least,it describe and explain the two main travelling patterns,one is for ground,another is from water.It main points are related to transportations they take and the infrastructures they saw and use.In this part,the essay emphasis on the transportations and different type maps of they use.Accommodations which near by the avenue are mainly introduce to readers.The last part shows different types of travelling activities during that age.The conclusion and summary are in the final part of this essay.