HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Roads limited the amount of Roman exploration
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Roads decreased contact with places outside the borders of the empire
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Roads led to increased invasion and war
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Roads led to increased trade, wealth, and ability to send troops to protect the empire
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Detailed explanation-1: -The network of public Roman roads covered over 120, 000 km, and it greatly assisted the free movement of armies, people, and goods across the empire. Roads were also a very visible indicator of the power of Rome, and they indirectly helped unify what was a vast melting pot of cultures, races, and institutions.
Detailed explanation-2: -They provided efficient means for the overland movement of armies, officials, civilians, inland carriage of official communications, and trade goods. Roman roads were of several kinds, ranging from small local roads to broad, long-distance highways built to connect cities, major towns and military bases.
Detailed explanation-3: -Roads were a way to extend Roman military and economic power; they made the movement of both soldiers and goods easier and faster.
Detailed explanation-4: -To help maintain their sprawling empire, the Romans built an extensive system of roads. These durable road facilitated the movement of troops and communication. The Romans built aqueducts to carry water overland to cities and farms. The Roman army built the roads that connected the vast Roman empire.
Detailed explanation-5: -As more land was colonized, Romans built many roads in the provinces for military and administrative purposes. The Romans built new highways to link conquered cities with Rome and establish them as colonies(Simkin, 2014). This allowed the Romans to map their growing empire, claiming their territories, see Figure 2.