The Roads of the RomansGetty Publications, 2003 - Broj stranica: 132 While the ancient Romans were not the first society to construct a system of great roads, they did introduce important technical advancements and develop a highly organized and pervasive network that joined their territories in a gigantic web. Spanning over 50,000 miles and three continents, the network was a defensive matrix as well as a means to integrate the provinces into their empire. Without it, the empire would never have grown so vast or lasted as long. Beginning with the city streets of Rome, Romolo Staccioli's study progresses outward to the suburban routes linking Rome with surrounding towns; the Via Latina, the national road that was the backbone of the entire system; and the great "consular" roads such as the Via Appia that connected Rome with the distant regions of its sprawling empire. Staccioli considers the infrastructure (bridges, viaducts, and tunnels) that supported the system as well as the facilities (rest stations as well as vehicle and sundry services) that supported its travelers. Finally, he discusses the extent to which this system survived the end of the ancient world and remained operative, with various modifications, into the modern age. |
Ostala izdanja - Prikaži sve
Uobičajeni izrazi i fraze
Aemilia Alba ancient Aniene Appia Aquileia arches Ariminum Aurelian Walls Benevento Bologna Brindisi Byzantium called Campania Capua carts Cassia censor Clivus coastal road construction Consul Marcus continued created crossing Danube distance embankments emperor FIGURE Flaminia gate height hills imperial important road inscriptions Italy Iulia Augusta later Latin Leptis Magna linked Mediolanum meters miles milestone modern road modern-day monument Museo Nova Ostiensis passing peninsula Ponte Popilia population centers Porta Postumia present-day reached region right bank Rimini river road system roadway rock Roma Roman bridge Roman Forum Roman road Rome roughly route Salaria second century B.C. span started streets stretch Terracina territories third century A.D. Tiber Tiburtina town Trajan traveled tunnel Valeria Valle d'Aosta valley Vespasian Via Aemilia Via Appia Via Cassia Via Domitiana Via Flaminia Via Iulia Augusta Via Latina Via Popilia Via Postumia Via Salaria viaduct viae Vicus