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 If you magically appeared in Ancient Rome you should know how to travel on the Roman roads, who travels on them, and what they looked like. Ancient Roman roads were straight so burglars couldn ’   t surprise and rob someone walking by. Along these roads there were milestones which would tell you how far away you were from Rome. The reason why they read how far away you are from Rome is because **ALL** roads lead to Rome. They also had gutters that would dispose of waste on the road. There was no traffic code. So you could go on either side of a road and not look stupid. Even though there was no traffic code, there were still laws of what you could and could not do on roads. Ancient Roman roads were built, and used, by the military after conquering a new land. This was to make Rome the center of trade. The military used the roads to transport supplies to their troops. But these roads were not just for the use of soldiers, they were also used by students, tourists, and merchants. These roads were also paved. Ancient Roman roads are a lot like today ’   s modern day roads. This is because they are both paved and are traveled on frequently. They also both use a similar method of disposing road waste. As you can see Roman roads are a lot like modern day roads, and were very important to Ancient Roman life.