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A SUBWAY MAP OF ROMAN ROADS.

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Philip

A SUBWAY MAP OF ROMAN ROADS. Annalisa sent me this reconstruction of a map of Roman roads as of about 125 AD in subway map form. Only important cities and major roads are shown. The designer notes that: “In the … Continue reading →

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WATLING STREET—ROMAN ROADS TODAY.

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Philip

WATLING STREET—ROMAN ROADS TODAY. I have come across references to Watling Street a number of times and finally thought to look it up on Google. Watling Street is the name given to a major Roman road which ran between Canterbury … Continue reading →

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A CONTRAST WITH ROMAN ROADS.

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Philip

A CONTRAST WITH ROMAN ROADS. Nick sent me this link with a comment on my posts about how Roman roads were constructed (for example, here). I had wondered whether the picture has been photoshopped. No, it’s not photoshopped. Here is … Continue reading →

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ROMAN ROADS AND ROMAN PARIS.

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Philip

ROMAN ROADS AND ROMAN PARIS. Lee Bryant sent me a link to this wonderful site about what remains in Paris of the ancient Roman city. I posted here about how straight and severe the Roman roads were. This discussion of … Continue reading →

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WERE ROMAN ROADS TOO STRAIGHT?

Posted on January 7, 2007 by Philip

WERE ROMAN ROADS TOO STRAIGHT? This article describes how a lost Roman frontier road has been found in the Netherlands. It is thought that the road was used for trade as well as military purposes. The Roman Empire owed a … Continue reading →

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ROMAN WAREHOUSES.

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Philip

ROMAN WAREHOUSES. One of the things that the dig at Portus has turned up is “the remains of a large Roman warehouse.” The reference reminded me of a recent interview on NPR with Evan D.G. Frazier and Andrew Rimas, the … Continue reading →

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HOW THE ROMANS BROUGHT WATER TO THE DESERT.

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Philip

HOW THE ROMANS BROUGHT WATER TO THE DESERT. Lee Bryant sent me this article about German excavations of a 66 mile aqueduct built by the Romans to bring water to the province of “Syria” (located in present-day Jordan). Roman aqueducts, … Continue reading →

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BAD ROADS AGAIN (COMMENT).

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Philip

BAD ROADS AGAIN (COMMENT). I have learned from this blog that I am interested in roads and their effect on history. It is important that a Roman road was like a straight fifteen–foot high stone wall embedded in the ground. … Continue reading →

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ROADS IN LAOS.

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Philip

ROADS IN LAOS. I have discovered in writing this blog that I am fascinated by roads and how they extend markets and facilitate trade. I have posted several times on roads, including here and here. This article by Thomas Fuller … Continue reading →

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“ALL ROME LEADS TO ROADS.”

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Philip

“ALL ROME LEADS TO ROADS.” That was Mary Jane’s comment when I read her the news articles (here and here) about the display in Vienna for one day (November 26) of a copy made in the thirteenth century of a … Continue reading →

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