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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.'

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What famous phrase is an indication that roads were an important part of the roman empire?

All roads lead to Rome!!!


What does all road lead to rome mean?

When you have multiple alternatives and the result for each alternative is the same--all roads lead to rome.


Did the Romans build enough miles of roads to circle the Earth three times?

yes, most of it was built in western Europe. There is a saying "All roads lead to Rome"


Who said the idiom all roads lead to Rome?

The expression “all roads lead to Rome” is a modern rewording of several medieval expressions which are thought to have originated as a reference to the Militarium Aureum (Golden Milestone) and to Roman roads. The Golden Milestone was a monument erected by Augustus near the temple of Saturn in the forum, the heart of the city of Rome. All roads were considered to start from this monument and all distances in the Roman Empire were measured from this point. The oldest record one of these expressions comes from Alain de Lille, a French theologian and poet who in 1175 wrote ‘A thousand roads lead men forever to Rome.” The oldest from in English comes dates from 1391, from Geoffrey Chaucer’s Treatise on the Astrolabe (an essay on an instrument used by astronomers and navigators). He wrote: “Right as diverse pathes leden the folk the righte wey to Rome.” The meaning of theexpressionis, different paths can lead to the same goal.


What is the expression meaning all roads lead to rome?

"All roads lead to Rome" means different paths can take one to the same goal or there are many different routes to the same goal. The phrase is the modern wording of medieval some sayings. It first appeared as "a thousand roads lead men forever to Rome" in a book by Alain de Lillie, a 12th century French theological and poet. It first appeared in English in 1391 as "Right as diverse pathes leden the folk the righte wey to Rome" in a book by Geoffrey Chaucer. The phrase makes reference to the Golden Milestone (Milliarium Aureum). This was a monument built by Augustus in the forum, in the heart of the city of Rome. All roads were considered to begin form this point and all the distances in the Roman Empire were measured from this point.