At the height of its greatness, imperial Rome was the most astonishing cityscape the world had ever seen: ‘Seat of empire and the gods,’ as the poet Ovid put it.The slogan would be perfect for any company specialising in time-travel. The brochures would write themselves.Little surprise then that Ancient Rome topped a recent poll asking where and when in the past people would most like to head if they had the chance. Unexpectedly, perhaps bearing in mind its reputation for violence and buboes, medieval Britain came in third. In second place was the Wild West.
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