The Roman empire built 300,000 kilometres of roads: new study

A new comprehensive map reveals the true scale of the ancient Roman road network – but it is still incomplete.

Impressive new visualization tool is the ‘Google Maps’ for Ancient Rome, according to researchers

The digital tool, called Itiner-e, allows people to virtually see a map of how the ancient Roman roads were once traveled in ...
Ancient Origins

9 Unique Facts Straight Out of Ancient Greece

The ancient Greek society was a complex mix of ingenuity, brutality, eccentricities and practices that you may define as cultural rites that often fall outside of contemporary expectations. Of the ...

Stunning map of ancient roads will give you a good reason to think about the Roman Empire more often

The Roman Empire had an impressive road network. A new dataset now visualizes the road map, adding over 100,000 kilometers of ...
Ancient Origins

Fantastic New Digital Map Adds 100,000 km to Roman Road Network

At its zenith in the second century AD, the Roman Empire encompassed more than 55 million inhabitants stretching from Britain to Egypt and Syria. While historians have long recognized that an ...
Nature

‘Google Maps’ for Roman roads reveals vast extent of ancient network

A high-resolution digital map allows people to plan their routes along the ancient roads of the Roman Empire. Combining ...

Google Maps for the ancient world! Interactive map lets you explore the vast network of Roman roads

An incredible new map captures a stunning snapshot of the Roman Empire's vast transportation system as it was nearly 2,000 ...