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Roman Roads! if you lived in rome you would think, how do they get from town to town. you might want to know about the roman roads. The Romans had many roads throughout all of their cities. The roads helped messages carry quickly throughout the town. The Romans also thought it was faster to make the roads straight because it was believed to be faster. If you were to think that the slaves built the roads, you are wrong. The soldiers would provide most of the hard labor but into the roads. It would be good to know that the Romans had created concrete. The concrete they made was one of the substances that were used to make the roads. There were drains on the side of the road to get rid off all the excess water. In total, there were about 49,000 miles of road in Rome. If you look at a road, there are a total of 4 layers that the road was made out of. The Roman roads were one of the most durable roads at the time! Today, we still have roads and drains to get somewhere. Also, we use the contribution of concrete. When you go to Rome, make sure you fallow the Roman roads correctly!