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“All roads lead to Rome”: Data analysis of Roman roads debunks the proverb.

2000 years ago, the Romans built the world’s first road network that spanned an entire continent.

But, not all roads in the Roman Empire led to Rome, and they were less straight than modern roads.

This is now illuminated by a data-based study of the most comprehensive map of the road network in the Roman Empire.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260921-all-roads-lead-to-rome-data-analysis-of-roman-roads-debunks-the-proverb?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#RomanEmpire #Rome #Roads #History #AarhusUniversity #Science #ItinerE

“All roads lead to Rome”: Data analysis of Roman roads debunks the proverb.

2000 years ago, the Romans built the world’s first road network that spanned an entire continent.

But, not all roads in the Roman Empire led to Rome, and they were less straight than modern roads.

This is now illuminated by a data-based study of the most comprehensive map of the road network in the Roman Empire.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260921-all-roads-lead-to-rome-data-analysis-of-roman-roads-debunks-the-proverb?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#RomanEmpire #Rome #Roads #History #AarhusUniversity #Science #ItinerE

“All roads lead to Rome”: Data analysis of Roman roads debunks the proverb.

2000 years ago, the Romans built the world’s first road network that spanned an entire continent.

But, not all roads in the Roman Empire led to Rome, and they were less straight than modern roads.

This is now illuminated by a data-based study of the most comprehensive map of the road network in the Roman Empire.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260921-all-roads-lead-to-rome-data-analysis-of-roman-roads-debunks-the-proverb?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#RomanEmpire #Rome #Roads #History #AarhusUniversity #Science #ItinerE