Aggers

On a motorbike. Actually, by taking this ancient back road we unwittingly entered Transnistria illegally! Needless to say, the border guards were NOT happy on our more conventional exit. Or to be more exact, very happy to fleece us of 200 Euro for our transgression.

Thanks for that. It's a fair distance from the Black Sea so maybe not likely then. Either way it was bloody uncomfortable to ride along!

I've been pretty exact as to the location of the road. Bender is just west of the Dniester river and the capital Tiraspol. I thought Roman not just because of its construction but also because of its rural location. Outside of towns, I didn't think many roads were built to this level of complexity pre 19th century.

Thanks for all your input. From what I've gathered during a trawl on the web, Dacia extended as far as the Dniester river that cuts through Transnistria (aka Transdniestria) so, as has been said, the Romans were active there. But if it wasn't the Romans, who else built roads like this?

Hi - Needed your expert help to identify whether these pics below are of a Roman road. I took them on a recent holiday that went through Transnistria - a weird Soviet-loving breakaway state in Moldova near Romania. There's a stretch of nearly a mile still being used as a road, leading to the unfortunately named town of Bender. To my untrained eye looks like it might be with its kerb stones and camber. Any positive ID will be much appreciated!