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 **Roads** home aqueducts    roads   colosseum   slaves soldiers Augustus Caesar Roman roads are one of the things that symbolized ancient Rome. Construction of the roman roads began in 312 B.C. By the century of A.D. Roman engineers had built a network of 312 roman roads that totaled a distance of 53,000 miles in length; beginning in Scotland and ending at the Euphrates River. The Romans learned their road building from the mysterious Etruscans of north central Italy. Roman engineers efficiently developed road building techniques, including, the innovative use of paving stone for heavily used sections of roads. The depth of a roman road, from the surface to the bottom of the base, was up to five feet. Roman roads were strong enough to support half a ton of metal wheeled wagons. The roads would usually last for up to 100 years. The roman roads were a great contribute to the world today. Now we have nice efficient roads just like the Romans did back when. Our roads are very similar to ancient Rome 's, we have highways, back roads, and many more. Also all of our roads lead to someplace. So if you got lost your could always find your way back.



