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Links- Main Page Aqueducts Augustus Caesar Colosseum A Roman Soldier Slaves Roman Roads  Roman roads are a good topic to know when going to Rome . It will probably help you to find your way around. The Roman roads were all build on a grid system. The streets were straight. They crossed each other making right angles. The system then made the town divided into squares. These squares are like the blocks in bigger cities that you see today. There was a total of 53,000 miles of road. It traveled to all parts of the empire. Surveyors who traveled with the army planned the roads. They worked out the most direct route. They dug a trench along the route and filled it with concrete. The roads were strong and were built to last. The roads were essential for the growth of the empire. The roads were named after the censor. 