| ▲ | exitb 2 hours ago | |||||||
Was there anything resembling tourism in 300 BC? | ||||||||
| ▲ | arethuza 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
"The final layers (Troy VIII–IX) were Greek and Roman cities which served as tourist attractions and religious centers because of their link to mythic tradition." | ||||||||
| ▲ | traderj0e 20 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
All I know is that Europa Barbarorum mod for the video game Total War gives you tourism bonuses for temples, wonders, or extra ancient buildings like the Walls of Babylon. And the authors did their research. | ||||||||
| ▲ | detourdog 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
There were “pilgrimages”, trade, and extended families. Joseph traveled with his brothers to Egypt long before 300 BC | ||||||||
| ▲ | thehours 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
Alexander the Great visited it in 334 BC: https://greekreporter.com/2025/09/07/alexander-the-great-vis... Edit: this was also mentioned in the article | ||||||||
| ▲ | olalonde an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
That's covered in the article. | ||||||||
| ▲ | gostsamo 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
no, but in first century bc and after that the roman world was connected enough that rich young romans were doing their version of the grand tour. Cesar managed to be kidnapped by pirates doing something like that, if I remember it correctly. | ||||||||
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