The famous Roman roads were paved roads. The first paved road was the Appian way which was built in 312 BC to speed up the movement of Roman troops to the front of the Second Samnite War. The purpose of paved roads was military. Before the paved roads there were unpaved roads. Goods were transported along the unpaved roads. Of course, this took a lot more time especially in the rainy seasons when the treks and paths turned to mud and mire. As soon as the military roads were finished the merchants began using them.
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Rome is an international center of trade, culture, and religion
The Romans had an official who was responsible for road maintenance.
The same factors contributed to a high level of trade in the Roman empire as they do today. Simply put, supply and demand. The provinces and foreign countries could supply Rome with goods and services that Rome wanted. Rome could supply the provinces with the security that they needed. The good Roman roads and, in sailing season, the safe sea routes, made transportation both ways efficient.
Rome is an internatinal center of trade, culture, and religion * And when that saying came about all the roads in what is now Europe did lead to Rome because it was the largest city. Try romeitaly.ca
Rome built roads to get from here to there as fast as possible. The initial roads were for the military as they facilitated troop movement. Civilians soon began using them and the Roman roads became the arteries of the empire as troops, trade and travel moved along them.
The Romans invented concrete, not roads. Roads were around before the Rome existed.
If all roads lead to Rome, all roads lead away from Rome -- take one.
all roads lead to rome
The Roman roads were built for two reasons. The main reason was to move troops faster. The secondary reason was for civilian travel and trade. The roads made a link to all parts of the empire, by connecting the far away provinces with the capitol.
The point where all roads began in rome
aqueducts and roads because aqueducts was how the water got around and the roads made trade and it made traveling easier for the people and the army.