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All Roads in Ancient Rome Stretched Far Longer than Previously Known, Study Shows
Itiner-e reveals a Roman road network nearly twice as long as thought, with 186,000 miles mapped to aid studies on mobility, trade, and disease spread, researchers said.
- A new study increased the known length of the Roman Empire's road system by over 100,000 kilometers, from 188,555 kilometers to 299,171 kilometers.
- The researchers created a dataset called Itiner-e using archaeological, historical, topographic and satellite records to map the roads more accurately.
- The updated map includes many previously overlooked secondary roads connecting villas, farms and other locations across the Empire's extent from Spain to Syria.
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The Roman Empire stretched over three continents at times. Researchers have now reconstructed the Roman road network, which was much larger than previously assumed. The result was an impressive map.
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The Roman Empire spread over three continents. The road network was much larger than previously thought. The reconstruction was difficult.
A research team has reconstructed where the roads in the Roman Empire ran. Interested parties can explore the 300,000 kilometer network online themselves – including route planners.
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