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Roman roads (Latin: viae Romanae [ˈwiae̯ roːˈmaːnae̯]; singular: via Romana [ˈwia roːˈmaːna]; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. [1]
The Romans and Reivers Route is a long-distance path in southern Scotland, linking the Forest of Ae in Dumfries and Galloway with Hawick in the Scottish Borders. [2] The route, which is 84 km long, [1] uses forest tracks, drovers' roads and some sections of public road to link Roman roads across the border country of Scotland.
Modern replica of a Roman milestone on the Via Claudia Augusta near Unterdiessen, Bavaria. Modern signage of the revitalized track near Unterdiessen, Bavaria.. The Via Claudia Augusta is an ancient Roman road, which linked the valley of the Po River with Rhaetia (encompassing parts of modern Eastern Switzerland, Northern Italy, Western Austria, Southern Germany and all of Liechtenstein) across ...
It’s more than 2,000 years ago when ancient Romans built a network of famously straight roads connecting major cities - and they still affect us today.
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The Via Nova or Via XVIII in the Antonine Itinerary [1] [2] (also known as Geira) is a Roman road which linked the cities of Bracara Augusta (current Braga [3]) and Asturica Augusta (current Astorga), with a length of about 210 roman miles (about 330 kilometers).
The best known portion of the road system is the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Part of the road network was built by cultures that precede the Inca Empire, notably the Wari culture. During the Spanish colonial era, parts of the road system were given the status of Camino Real. In 2014 the road system became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [71]
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the road fell out of use; Pope Pius VI ordered its restoration. A new Appian Way was built in parallel with the old one in 1784 as far as the Alban Hills region. The new road is the Via Appia Nuova ("New Appian Way") as opposed to the old section, now known as Via Appia Antica.