Builders knew how to keep people cool in hot, dry climates thousands of years ago. It's time to get that knowledge back.

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Journey from Jerusalem to Antioch through Alexandria, Rome, of course, Constantinople and, finally, to Carthage.

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Sometimes – they even irritated the locals with their bad behavior. Tourism in Ancient Times The travel practices of the Augustans have lent insight as to what the ancients were like as tourists.