Roman roadThe Romans, as a military, commercial and political expedient, became adept at constructing long straight roads. The Roman roads were essential for the growth of their empire, by virtue of enabling them to speedily move armies. The Roman emphasis on constructing straight roads often resulted in steep grades relatively impractical for most economic traffic. These lengthy highways were very important in maintaining both the stability and expansion of the empire. The Roman roads often used deep roadbeds of crushed stone as a underlaying layer to ensure that they kept dry, as the water would flow out from the crushed stone, instead of becoming mud in clay soils. The legions made good time on these roads and some are still used millennia later. A popular proverb says that "every road leads to Rome". Roman roads were designed that way to hinder provinces\norganising resistance against the Empire.
External link\n* http://www.viaeromanae.org\n* Roman Roads in Britain by Thomas Codrington, published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, 1903 Category:Roman roads\nCategory:Lists of roads\n |
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