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As you stroll along the beautiful city of Rome, be sure to look down and see what strated the development of roads.
 * There were 372 roads located in Rome.
 * 53,000 miles of roads cover the land of Rome.
 * The idea of roads began in Scottland.
 * The roads came to an end at the Euphrates River.
 * Etruscans taught Rome how to build roads.
 * Rome advanced the roads after what they learned from the Etruscans.
 * There was gravel in between the stones.
 * Rome figured out how to install drainage on the roads.
 * The stones weren't just randomly placed.
 * Major routes could be 50 feet wide and 5 feet above ground level.
 * A minor road could only be 8 feet wide. Depending on importance and use.