The Colonia Tour Book

A Guide to the Roman City that Became Cologne

The CTB is the penultimate tourist guide to the ancient city of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, or CCAA, or simply Colonia, the ancient Roman Empire regional capital city upon which grew today's city of Cologne.  Use this guidebook to find the remains of Colonia's streets, buildings, cemeteries, its aqueduct, and gravesites of its citizens from 1500 to 2000 years ago. See Roman mosaic flooring still intact, the remains of its largest government building, the Praetorium, and its late era Fortress Deutz (Divitia).  Trace the path of its city water supply, the longest aqueduct in the Empire, seeing all its necessary parts.  All with precise walking directions and detailed maps, and most sites illustrated in the book so you know what to look for! 

This book is the most modern book on the topic, and designed specifically for tourists and those persons who want to actually go to and see and touch these relics of an earlier time.  Every site and pathway has been visited and photographed by the author so you can be sure you have found the items and sites, and know the basic context of what you are seeing.  Over 50 locations have been visited and discussed.

Contains four walking trails, two streetcar/tram+walking trails, an introduction to the history and geographic layout of the Roman city, a list of must-see highlights, museum and site locations, six trail maps, hundreds of photographs, extra sites off the six trails, checklists for keeping track of sights seen (and 'usable' for Colonia 'visas and citizenship,') and advice for tourists.

An open Colonia Tour Book. A Roman grave chamber Roman Settling Tank for water control, with aqueduct segment in the background. Surviving piece of the Roman North Gate

The Colonia Tour Book Table of Contents Introduction   1 Welcome to Colonia! 1 A Brief History of Colonia 3 The  Geography of the City 6 Highlights 10 Things You Should Know Before You Go 11 Sampling (Old) Cologne 13 High Street and The      Wealthy Part of Town 19 Walking The Roman Wall       Tour 29 The Army-Navy Tour     45 The Gravesite Streetcar      Tours 55 The Aqueduct Tour 63 Appendices 73 Off the Trails 73 Miscellaneous 75 Site Information 76 About the Author 78   Read a chapter free!  Sampling (Old) Cologne (PDF) (fast, low resolution, 300K)   Sampling (Old) Cologne (PDF) (slow, high resolution, 2.7M) The Colonia Tour Book Author: Larry Krumenaker ISBN 978-1-930876-11-8 Size: 82 pages; 5.3 x 8 inches (127 x 203mm); Weight: ~5 ounces (125 mg) (c) 2017 Hermograph Press LLC, Opelika, AL Language: English Full color, Wire-O binding.. Price: (US) $17.99 (+S/H and appropriate sales tax)

Sample page showing a Roman sarcophagus, aqueduct segment, trail map, text and directions. One of the best surviving Roman Towers A piece of the Roman City Wall

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Reviews: This will be eagerly sought.  Having read the author's previous guides, this will be one we can not afford to miss. October 2016, Ian Dewar, Ninth Legion on Facebook, Editor, 290 Foundation Recommended Reading Newsletter.

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