so that (rain) water could flow from the road to the verge
Rome is an international center of trade, culture, and religion
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
the roman empire, with rome as it's capital. Rome was the center of the world those days. In addition, there was a literal meaning to the expression. All the roads in the empire had their distances measured from the "umbilicus Urbis Romanae" or the navel of the city of Rome, which was located in the Forum Romanum.
If all roads lead to Rome, all roads lead away from Rome -- take one.
all roads lead to rome
The point where all roads began in rome
At the time the Church was established, Rome ruled the world. As they say, "All roads lead to Rome." Since Rome was, for all intents and purposes, the center of the world, what better place to establish the leadership of the Church.
The roads led form Rome to the other parts of Italy. What you probably have in mind is the famous expression that works the other way round: 'all roads lead to Rome.'
When you have multiple alternatives and the result for each alternative is the same--all roads lead to rome.
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All roads lead to ROME.