Roman roads

Roman roads are roads that the Romans build to make sure that messages and people could move easily round the Empire.^[1] The roads were helpful for armies, officials, civilians, messengers, and traders.^[2] All the roads put together were more than 40,000 kilometres (25,000 miles) long, and 8,500 kilometres (5,300 mi) of the roads are made of stone.^[3][4]

1. ↑ Forbes, Robert James (1993). Studies in ancient technology, Volume 2. Brill. p. 146. ISBN 978-90-04-00622-5.
2. ↑ Kaszynski, William 2000. The American Highway: the history and culture of roads in the United States. Jefferson N.C.: McFarland. Page 9
3. ↑ Gabriel, Richard A. The Great Armies of Antiquity. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 2002. Page 9.
4. ↑ Michael Grant, History of Rome (New York: Charles Scribner, 1978), 264.