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Constuction and Purpose of Roman Roads. If you were to come to Rome on the roads, you might be wondering how they were built, and what they were used for in the ancient times.  v  The roads were consturcted by Roman Empire.  v  The roads were mainly used for the Roman Army.  v  The builders learned skills from the Etruscans from the norht-centeral Italy.  v  Roads were laid upon a constructed agger to provide a foundation.  v  The dimensions of the agger varied according to the importance of the road.  v  Major routes usally were five feet high and fifty feet wide.  v  The minor roads had no agger built.  v  The roads were built very staright.  v  They were built staright so that the troops could march quickly.  v  The roads were built by the army.

Today, we dont have as wide roads, which are sometimes a disadvantage because then we would have less car crashes if the cars had more room.