novak-Roman+roads

http://romansurvivalguide.wikispaces.com/Novak (to home page) In Rome they had what were possibly some of the most well-made roads in the ancient world- in fact they are still here today! These roads spread a distance of 85,004 km and had markers to show how far you have gone called milestones, these were circular stone pillars driven into the ground, one mile was equal to 1,000 paces. The roads required very careful planning and biulding: the roads were always 2.45 meters wide where straight and 4.90 meters where curved. Repairing roads were a militairy responsibility because they used the roads most often to get from place to place. Dispite all the careful planning it does still seem pretty easy to get lost, huh? Thats why the map sellers are everywhere in the cities- so be sure to get a map before you go wandering! But if you can't track down a map-seller there IS still hope of getting where you need to go...there is a huge itinerary for travelers to see and map makers to copy... just hope you end up in Rome after 44 BC- when it was created.