What did the Romans ever do for us? Well arguably, they created the most important thing of all. Holidays. Inventing the proper way to vacay, despite the time and expense, citizens of the Roman Empire still managed to create a way for safe travel as they trotted around different continents. 

It wasn’t for everyone – it was vastly expensive – but still, the idea of packing up and jetting (well, sailing) off appealed as much to people then as it does now. Oxford University’s Dr Matthew Nicholls, also visiting professor of classics at the University of Reading, told Metro.co.uk: ‘Travel in the ancient world was expensive and slow.