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__ Roman Roads __  Home  Aqueducts  Slaves  Colosseum  Roads  Military  Augustus Caesar The roman roads are a true [|legacy]. They were the sole reason the roman army was able to get around so fast. Roman roads often didn’t curve for many miles and often tunneled through mountains and hillsides than taking the long way around. At the beginning they were built solely for the army’s transportation. But they were useful for messengers also. This gave them a direct route to  Rome   and this made sure that the quickest possible messaging would take place, although news could only travel as fast as a person on a horse. If you were trapped in ancient times you shouldn’t expect news to travel very fast. There were also ways to tell how far away you were from        Rome. These were called [|milestones] and they were all over the road. These were helpful to many people. There were also road signs that showed the cardinal directions. These are North, South, East and West. The sun rises in the East and sets in the west so if you are on the  roads you should keep that in mind so you know which way your going. Some roman roads are evrn still in use today!