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 * __Construction and Purpose of the Ancient Roman Roads__**

You are going to have to know about the Ancient Roman Roads because many people have myths about them, and you must know the truth about everything. Alot of times in history, you learn somthing, believe it, then never know what is the truth.

Here are a few points and facts that you should know:

 You would need to know all of this information because when you went to rome, you could end up one of the people in the military who build and work to create the famous roads that all seem to end up in ancient rome!
 * The roads were created and constructed by the Roman republic
 * The main reason the roads were built was because of the Roman troops and the Roman Army
 * It is told that the roads were constructed in a uniform matter and were paved with stone,- that that is a myth
 * The roads were so strong, they could carry and hold half ton wheeled wagons and many of the wagons were as wide as two chariots
 * 50,000 miles of roads were covered by the Roman empire
 * The roads were mostly for military reasons
 * The men who built the roads- mostly all were in the military
 * They roads were successfully built for 7 generations!
 * The roman empire stopped caring about the roads in about 476 A.D.
 * They saying- "All roads lead to Rome" - is very true
 * The roads allowed and created a way for travel, trade, and communication
 * The most traveled road was Ostia, this road went from Rome to Italy
 * The roads spread religions, culture, and military

This connects to current day because today we have roads that ere created like the style the roads were like in ancient rome. Even the myth roads are somthing we have today!