A love of history and a passion for travel...can there be a more thrilling combination? The author takes a month in Europe to follow the course of empire as humans flood into Europe after 1500 BCE, spending time in some of the liveliest and historically important cities on the continent. As the author seeks to inform and entertain readers with his meanderings through some of the greatest cities on the continent, he hopes to inspire an enthusiasm for travel that goes beyond just checking off tourist sights on a list. Histories and cultures come alive as the author pursues the surge of empires from the Minoan trading civilization to the Austro-Hungarian Empire of the 20th century.