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Roman Roads Home Weapons & Supplies Nero Colosseum Daily Life Aqueducts One important thing you would need to know if you were in Ancient Rome is how to get around. The main way to get around was by their roads. They all led to Rome. The roads were constructed by the Roman Republic. They were up to five feet deep and were made of stone in the Etruscan methods. The stones for the roads could have been brought from farther away but most used stones that they found locally. The roads were made mainly for the movement of the Roman army. The roads were made as straight as possible to make passage over them as quick as possible. Many of the roads were small. Minor roads were eight feet wide and mountain passes were under ten feet wide. In 148 B.C. roads began to be built outside of Italy, beginning with Via Egnatia. Their roads linked with Greek, Assyrian, and Persian roads, all of which were not as advanced as theirs. There were milestones along their roads they were each a little less than a mile a part. Modern roads and railroads are commonly constructed to follow the Roman roads. Their roads made many advances toward our roads today. Many patches of Roman roads still survive today.