Roman roads
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Roman roads were an extensive and durable network of paved routes that enabled efficient military movement, trade, and communication across the vast territories of the Roman Empire.
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Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient road network
→
infrastructure of the Roman Empire → transportation system → |
| builtBy |
Roman engineers
→
Roman legions → local labor under Roman authority → |
| characteristic |
built with multiple layers of materials
→
cambered surface for drainage → ditches or drainage on sides → durability → milestones along routes → paved with stone in many sections → relatively straight alignments → |
| connected |
Rome
→
major cities of the empire → military forts → ports → provincial capitals → |
| constructionMethod |
bridges and causeways over obstacles
→
layered foundation of stones and gravel → use of surveying instruments for alignment → |
| hasPart |
Fosse Way
→
Stane Street → Via Aemilia → Via Appia → Via Aurelia → Via Egnatia → Via Flaminia → Watling Street → |
| influenced |
medieval European road networks
→
modern European road routes → |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
→
Britannia → Gaul → Hispania → Italy → North Africa → Roman Empire → the Balkans → the Near East → |
| maintainedBy |
Roman state
→
local municipalities → |
| regulatedBy |
Roman law
→
|
| timePeriod |
Roman Empire
→
Roman Republic → |
| usedBy |
Roman Empire
→
Roman merchants → Roman military → |
| usedFor |
administration
→
communication → imperial control → military movement → tax collection → trade → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Via Appia
("Roman road network")
→
Via Egnatia ("Roman road network") → Watling Street ("Roman road network in Britain") → |
partOf |
|
Rome
("Appian Way")
→
|
contains |
|
Africa Proconsularis
→
|
hadInfrastructure |
|
Aquincum
("Roman road network in Pannonia")
→
|
hasRoadConnection |
|
Roman Empire
→
|
notableInfrastructure |