The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela is a book written by Charles F. Horne that chronicles the travels of a Jewish traveler named Benjamin of Tudela during the years 1160 to 1173. Benjamin was a merchant who traveled extensively throughout the Mediterranean world, the Middle East, and even as far as India and China. He wrote a detailed account of his travels in Hebrew, which Horne translated into English for this book. The book provides a fascinating...