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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

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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Gormo 6mo ago
> 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. So "yes", then.
- gostsamo 6mo ago
  The og question is about two centuries earlier. Time matters.
  - vjjsejj 6mo ago
    Define tourism, though. Even quit a bit before 300 BC Herodotus did go to Egypt for not particularly practical reasons
    - pjmlp 6mo ago
      To write a travel guide papyrus. :)