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= Roman Roads = __ Links __ Home   roads     circus maximus     slavery Roman Solider Aqueducts Nero   Every time a new city  was conquered a road was built from that city to Rome . The aim of all the roads was to make Rome  very powerful and rich. There are about 372 roads and 53,000 miles long. They begin in Scotland  and end at the Euphrates   River. Most of the roads had gutters and milestones along the side of them. Every road was always built straight to make it easier for the travelers. When Roman Roads were first built, they were covered with cement and broken stone. Then engineers developed the use of paving stones for greatly used sections of roads creating stable structures. From then on the roads were built with large, hard blocks of rock that seemed like one piece. One of the main uses of the roads was for fast movement of the troops in the Army. Another use was for trade and travel. The most famous road is a road to Capua  called Vi’a Ap’pi-a Way. One of the greatest and most known milestone was the Miliarium Aureum or Golden Milestone located in the Roman Forum in <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Rome <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"> The Roman Roads back then contribution to today’s roads by creating the paving stones. This helps by giving us a smooth road to travel on. Also another contribution is the milestones. The milestones help us know which mile we are on and how far away we are from our destination.