Roman Road Development

Roads today are either under construction or in need of construction. In the year 1811, Washington and Jefferson advocated on the idea to aid western expansion, so work on the “National Road” or “Cumberland Road”. This is the first road that was surveyed by Congress in 1806-7 and built from 1811-37. This road branched from the Cumberland, MD. In order to create this massive road, it had to under very crucial measurements.

The Han dynasty and Imperial Rome differed in where they focused in facilitating the trade, outside or inside of the empire. The Romans built roads throughout their empire for efficient trading inside of the empire, while the Han dynasty produced goods for export. Han China had a popular product that they exported-silk, which established the Silk roads and facilitated silk trade throughout Asia. This gave the government political control over the silk revenue. For Rome, the era of Pax Romana brought about the construction of 80,000 kilometers of road throughout the

While expanding their empires, the Han and Rome each created thousands of miles of roads. These roads helped move armies and connect

One example of a Roman Contribution are the Roman Roads. They were very important to the economy and the of the Romans. They allowed for easier trade between towns and cities the roads were made out of concrete. They were built by the Roman army during the times of peace and prosperity also known as Pax Romana. As the new areas were conquered a new road would be built connecting it to the rest of the empire.

For the roads were carried straight through the country without wavering, and were paved with quarried stone, and made solid with masses of tightly packed sand. Hollows were filled up and bridges were built across whatever wintry streams or ravines cut the roads. And both sides were an equal and parallel height with the result that the road for its entire course had a level and beautiful appearance.” The Romans took great pride in their roads and all other projects because they had a great sense of nationalism. They really cared about their country being the best in everyway and most beautiful.

To know Rome is to know the Forum, the political, religious, and economic epicenter of the city, and of the streets that lead to and from this, the heart of the city, and stretch to the gates of the city and beyond. The roads, in fact, led all over the roman empire, and were notable for their

The Hernicans and Volscians occupied South Latium. They were interested in keeping their own identity and did not take well to Rome coming to impose upon them as Rome was only interested in overtaking their neighbors to assume the land to utilize for the wealth of Rome, to occupy settlements and farm the land. Gaining more territory was crucial to the growth of Rome as so was its ability to defend itself. The Latium area, as well as other surrounding territories, had fortifications built around the cities as well as “super roads” that connected cities to each other such as Via Appia. For Rome, this road system would provide a defense system.

One of the most influential things the Romans did for Britain was build roads. When the Romans established in Britain they built lots of high-quality straight roads. The main roads that the Romans built were from London to York (via Lincoln), London to Wroxeter (a village in Shropshire), London to Dover and Exeter to York via Bath, Cirencester and Lincoln. The new roads meant that it was much easier and simpler for the emperors to control their empire. This was because they could send messages and orders quickly. The roads helped Romans to trade with each other. They also provided people with a much easier option than to walk. The roads were mainly built by Roman soldiers as the authorities could guarantee that the Roman soldiers would do the best they could for the sake of Rome. The Roman roads were used a lot but many had to walk as chariots and horses were expensive.

They Roman’s had made fine roads, constructed well made bridges, had check points and they were fairly well constructed. Some of the bridges are still standing to this day; high, mighty, and sturdy bridges.

Even though Rome had “excellent road systems,” it was still hard to send messages quickly and efficiently across the empire. To add on, while surrounding empires were advancing technologically, Rome couldn’t afford any new technology because of their waste of funds on new troops and resources, so they couldn’t communicate as easily. This made it hard to quickly supply troops when the city was under attack.

In Rome, their two most important types of infrastructure included their aqueducts and their roads. According to World Rome History, the Romans build three types of roads: dirt, gravel, and fully paved. The dirt and gravel roads were built for walking and movement of cattle, while the paved roads could tolerate all types of movement, including heavier objects such as carriages (World Rome History). The Carthaginians utilized these roads as they tried to invade Rome. The Romans used the roads to maneuver around the Carthaginian forces, as well as, to expand their empire. The aqueducts were constructed to deal with the water demand issue. Throughout the city of Rome, eleven aqueducts were built, bringing a fresh supply of water to the

     In addition, to the Roman government, the modern world has been influenced by Roman architecture as well. In every country and every state these days you will find roads or some type of paved road system. This derived from early Roman architectures. The Romans were the first to set up a highly advanced concrete road system that would aide in traveling. Although not as sophisticated as today's roads, the concrete used was not much different from what is used today. In fact the Roman constructed roads are still intact today. Along with road

These roads were so well built that some of them are still in use by modern travelers. Romans knew that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line and built their roads incredibly straight, stretching for miles without a single turn. The use of stone in building roads enabled people to travel during inclement weather while dirt roads may remain too muddy to travel upon for many days after a hard rain. The Ancient Romans also knew of a road building technique that escapes the builders of modern roads in states such as Florida. This technique is known as crowning, this involves making the center of the roads higher than the sides, with a gradual slope to allow water to run off the sides instead of collecting in the middle. By the time the great Roman Empire fell, the Roman Army had built roads connecting all of their empire to Rome.

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Greek didn’t have the technologies to make these roads. Another thing Rome was good at was making bridges. If Rome had to cross a river to get to a battle, they built a well-made bridge and marched their soldiers across it. The Greeks, although advanced, were not advanced enough to be able to build these great wonders quickly and efficiently.