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Each time a city was taken by Rome they would build a road back to Rome. That’s were the saying “Every road goes to Rome.” Roman roads were just like roads today but the did not trun. The roads of today have alot of truns in them. - All roads were straight meaning they did not have any turns.

- All roads lead to rome so if lost follow the roads back to Rome. - The roads were made for the fast movement of army’s. - By the second century the Romans had made a net work of 372 roads and about 53000 miles. - The roads were made of gravel. - They had mile stones to mark how far you are from Rome. - Today we have mile stones that tell use how much farther from an area.

- One danger on the roads is highway robbers. - Each time a new city was made a road was built back to Rome. - The roads also provided an opportunity for trade. - There also was a mall company that would take letters to what ever town you want. - It was not hard to build the roads nor did it cost a lot.