Catherine Fletcher

It's publication day for The Roads to Rome, so here's a little thread of what's inside.

THE ROADS TO ROME by @cath_fletcher is out in paperback today with @vintagebooks 'All roads lead to Rome.' It's a medieval proverb, but it's also true: today's European roads still follow the networks of the ancient empire... uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-ro…

The Roads to Rome is out in paperback today! Join me as I travel across Europe to explore two thousand years of history on the roads to Rome. penguin.co.uk/books/443108/t…

Interesting talk @manlitphil by @cath_fletcher on Roman roads. Presume she knows Manchester only visible piece of Roman masonry is in a car park in @OurCastlefield under a railway arch? per @mcrconfidential @JonathSchofield confidentials.com/manchester/the…

A brilliant talk tonight by @cath_fletcher on her book “The Roads to Rome”. A members only event by the @manlitphil It was the case for buying the book and joining the Lit and Phil! manlitphil.ac.uk #Rome #Manchester #PercivalLecture

In the third episode of our special series on the Borgias, @sixteenthCgirl is joined again by Prof. @cath_fletcher to investigate one of history's greatest cold cases: the brutal murder of Juan - or Giovanni - Borgia, favoured son of Pope Alexander VI: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t…

Cesare Borgia's apparently ruthless ambition and political cunning inspired Machiavelli's The Prince. In the second of our special series on the Borgias, @sixteenthCgirl is joined by Prof. @cath_fletcher to investigate the truth behind Cesare's notoriety: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t…

Thank you for a great conversation @cath_fletcher ! BUY Dr. Fletcher's Books: amazon.com/stores/author/… LEARN about Dr. Fletcher: catherinefletcher.info LISTEN: megaphone.link/FPMN9287095329

“The traces of the Romans, and especially their road network, are everywhere, as @cath_fletcher reminds us in THE ROADS TO ROME,” writes @WSJBooks in its glowing review. 📜 wsj.com/arts-culture/b…

guidl's suite of #romanhistory tours is growing, with @cath_fletcher's Roads to Rome tour joining @holland_tom's tour de force (winks to RiH fans) through Roman London. We're buzzing to have some really interesting new people & places join the app. Download & jump on board!

Great to have my first ever tour on Guidl. Download a sample for free @guidltours!

It's publication day (again)! The Roads to Rome is now available to readers in the USA. Featuring many American travellers to Rome including Frederick Douglass, Sarah Parker Remond, Mark Twain, and Sophia Peabody Hawthorne. pegasusbooks.com/books/the-road…

And that's a wrap for this year's conference! From all of us at SHoW, a huge thank you to the excellent participants, organisers, and partners who made this event so successful. Keep your eyes peeled over the next few months for more information on our Potsdam 2025 conference!

📢 We are excited to share our online early career networking event held in collab with our colleagues @PortalMilitrge1 on 14 Mar' 25 1300-1700 (GMT) 📢 ➡️ we welcome submissions for 20 minute & lightening papers on new approaches to the history of war ➡️ see below for more info

Huge thanks to @cath_fletcher @ManMetUni for a brilliant talk last night at @AKSSchool on the #RoadsToRome and to all of our lovely volunteers and members who braved the fog to come to the lecture. Recording out soon for members - join us here to watch! lsaclassics.com/join-us/

Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday - come along to @AKSSchool from 6.15pm, all welcome! Cakes, books, raffle tix, free parking and a great lecture @cath_fletcher @LythamLifeStyle @lsaexpress @LythamHall @lythamstannesRT

Today is the day! Join us in this new festival on murder mysteries in Venice from the Renaissance to the present days. Look forward to my session on 'Anatomy of a Venetian murder' with @cath_fletcher and @david_hewson venicenoir.com

I'm coming back on here briefly for this year's #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlist. (Spoiler: same as it ever was.)

Ooh, exciting!

Please consider putting in a proposal for this fantastic conference, or encourage some you know to do so! Please RT @ManMetUni @HistoryManMet @KathrynHurlock @cath_fletcher

Another busy day on our @IstoriaTravel Roads to Rome tour. My turn today, and I fear I may have broken them with #WW2 in and around Cassino, climbing and exploring ghost towns and battlefield relics… @Doug_581 @DanielMcandrew2 @cath_fletcher @hilarye65314139 @stuartforster0