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All roads in ancient Rome stretched far longer than previously known, study shows (flipboard.social)
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All roads in ancient Rome stretched far longer than previously known, study shows.From @AssociatedPress: "Researchers previously tallied the extent of Roman roads as covering around 117,163 miles (188,555 kilometers). The new work shows nearly 186,000 miles (300,000 kilometers) of roads across the extent of the Roman Empire, allowing travel from Spain to Syria."flip.it/FWqNF9#History #Archaeology #Science

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@ScienceDesk @AssociatedPressA lot of todays railways follow the old Roman roads. Those roadbeds were built to last. 😜 We're on the Via Germanica, between Mogontiacum (Mainz) and Bingium (Bingen). Keep going and you'll hit Colonia Agrippina (Köln).

Major Roman roads displayed as a subway style map.

Roman roads crisscross Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

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