Wherever the Roman Empire stretched, wherever the Roman legions fought and conquered, the Roman roads followed--an almost incredible 53,000 miles. Built almost 2,000 years ago, many of these roads and bridges are still carrying traffic. The Via Appia, for instance, the first of the great Roman highways, is today one of the major avenues leading out of Rome, a picturesque route lined with ancient tombs and shaded by cypress and olive trees. Famous Roman roads, as well as aqueducts, amphitheaters, and arches still surive not only in Italy, but in Britain, Africa, Turkey, Lebanon, France, and Spain. They are eloquent witnesses to the skill and artistry of those who designed and built them, as well as to the power and scope of the empire itself.
No people before the Romans built roads and bridges with such careful attention to detail and construction. Victor von Hagen, on the Roman Road Expedition, traveled much of the Roman road system, and researched all of it. Here he tells the fascinating history of the Roman Empire through teh story of her roads.
Maps and drawings by S. D. Rigolo as well as many photographs show the route and construction of the roads in this vivid account of a great historical era and achievement
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