Guest Scanderbeg Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 I am devoting this topic to pictures of Roman roads throughout the world. My main focus are on small unknown ones. Doesn't mean you shouldnt put roads like the Appian way. I'm just going to post the underdogs:lol: . No 6000 slave rebels were put up on these ones. This is the Via Egnatia. It stretches from Dyrrhachium on the Adriatic with Thessalonica, Adrianople, and finally Constantinople on the Bosporus. Built orginally in 146 after Gaius Ignatius, Pro-Consul of Macedon. The road was a very important one and repaired several times throughout the Middle-Ages by the Byzantine Empire. http://holylandphotos.org/browse.asp?s=1,4...24&img=GNMTVE03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scanderbeg Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Here is a very long and big road named Via Aemilia. A road still used today. It was built by consul Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and went from the towns of Piacenza with Rimini, and also passing through the towns of Fidenza, Parma, Reggio, Modena, Bologna, Imola. Its remains were found in 1890. it was named after the Region of Emilia which was originally called Gallia Cisalpina or Provincia Ariminum http://www.regione.liguria.it/conosc/9_vie/f_aes10.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scanderbeg Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Unfortunately I cannot find any info on this road outisde of the fact that it looks damn nice. if someone can get some info of this please do. But what I do know is that is an AMAZING place to visit. Hopefully I will be able to go there soon. The city lies in Jordan. It is filled with great ruins that are in excellent shape. Here are a large number of striking monuments: Hadrian's Arch, a circus/ hippodrome, two immense temples (to Zeus and Artemis), the nearly unique Oval Piazza with a fine colonnade around it, a long colonnaded street, two theatres (the Large South Theatre and smaller North Theatre), two baths, a scatter of small temples and an almost complete circuit of city walls. In its later history, Chritianity came to dominate religion and is represented by at least 14 churches, many with superb mosaic floors. Another great area in Jordan is called Petra and it that place has even better ruins. http://www.vkrp.org/studies/historical/rom...info/photos.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Beautiful pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scanderbeg Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 This is how a Roman road is made up. In case you get tired of modern roads. courtesy of http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/history/romanrd.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spartacus Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Not doubting your enthusiasum, but have you checked copyright on your pics ! I can see a law suit coming !!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 A link to the source was provided. I prefer the link alone rather than republishing someone else's content, but if they don't like it they will let us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spartacus Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Fair enough PP ! Best to check though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Regulus Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 it is a great testamony to Roman engineering that these roads are still there. Between these and their aquaducts and bridges I think we can qualify them as great builders and smart ones too. There are of course no Romans roads in the US. Wish there were, in Michigan the snow and heat make for soem great potholes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scanderbeg Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 The Roman road of Pompeii. From Wikipedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scanderbeg Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Via Augusta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scanderbeg Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Via Aurelia From Rome to France This is it for now ill do some more in a few days or so because I don't want to flood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancestor Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 An equivalent of a modern day highway. Ancient engineers did such a good job that the Via Egnatia remained in use for some 2,000 years. http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/28/images/2005072807581501.jpg Milestone of the Via Egnatia Milestone of the Via Egnatia, found near the river Gallikos, circa 130 BC, Thessaloniki, Archaeological Museum. http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Hellenic...mb240/a176a.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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