Itinerarium
An itinerarium (plural: itineraria) was an
Ancient practice
The Romans and ancient travelers in general did not use
The Roman government from time to time undertook to produce a master itinerary of all Roman roads. Julius Caesar and Mark Antony commissioned the first known such effort in 44 BC. Zenodoxus, Theodotus, and Polyclitus, three Greek geographers, were hired to survey the system and compile a master itinerary. This task required over 25 years. The result was a stone engraved master itinerarium set up near the Pantheon, from which travelers and itinerary sellers could make copies.
Vicarello cups
Archaeology has turned up some itinerary material in unexpected places. The
Other meanings
The term changed meaning over the centuries. For example, the Itinerarium Alexandri is a list of the conquests of Alexander the Great. In the medieval period, the term was applied to guide-books written by travelers, most of which were accounts of pilgrimages to the Holy Land.[2]
See also
References
- Jaś Elsner, "The Itinerarium Burdigalense: politics and salvation in the geography of Constantine's Empire" The Journal of Roman Studies (2000), pp. 181–195, p. 184.
- ^ Bechtel, Florentine Stanislaus (1910). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. .