The Roads of the Romans

by Romolo Augusto Staccioli

While the ancient Romans were not the first society to construct a system of great roads, they did introduce important technical advancements and develop a highly organized and pervasive network that joined their territories in a gigantic web. Spanning over 50,000 miles and three continents, the network was a defensive matrix as well as a means to integrate the provinces into their empire. Without it, the empire would never have grown so vast or lasted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892367326
• ISBN13: 9780892367320
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.7"