Transportation

By Rachel, Ethan, and Khadijah

Transportation in Ancient Rome

Ancient Romans ...displayed remarkable skill at building and engineering. The Ancient romans
traveled on
Land

Roads
Pontoon Bridges
Frontier walls
Fortified camps
Arches
Temples

Sea Canals
Rivers
Baths

HOw they traveled?

Nowadays, most people normally travel by car. We may walk, skateboard, or ride our bikes. However, in
ancient rome people traveled by

Foot
Springless carriage
Chariots
Carts pulled by oxen

Rich People traveled by

Domesticated Horses
Covered wagons for long journeys

ANcient ROman Roads...

ROman soldiers had spent the time to make roads that were quite advanced and reliable for their
time. The process included
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Setting the curb stones

Digging a long pit
Filling the pit with a layer of rocks, sand, or gravel
Then add a layer of finer gravel and concrete
Paved with rock slabs
Finally, Add a thin layer of more concrete

Roman Roads
The Roman Roads

Reached a total length of 74,500 miles

Resisted freezing and flooding because of the layers of rock
Were 8 feet long width if the road was straight
Were 16 long width if the road curved
Connected cities
Were named after the censor who built them
Maintained by the local magistrates
The owners of the land it was on had to pay 50% of the cost

Even more on ROman Roads...

Different types of roman roads

Tolls and Way stations

Local roads; not paved, connecting

small villages
Major roads; paved, equal to our
highways, connected major towns
and military bases, straight lines,
drainage ditches
At most, there were 29 major roads

Major roads had tolls

Located at bridges or city gates
Intervals about 16-19 miles apart
Way stations served food and drinks

Websites...
1. "Roman Roads." Roman Roads. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2016.
2. "Ancient Roman Transportation - Crystalinks." Ancient Roman Transportation - Crystalinks.
N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Oct. 2016.
3. Lambert, By Tim. "A BRIEF HISTORY OF TRANSPORT." A History of Transportation. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Oct.
2016
4. Hays, Jeffrey. "TRANSPORTATION, CHARIOTS, SHIPS AND ROADS IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE." Home. N.p., n.d. Web.
04 Oct. 2016.

Pictures...
1. http://www.crystalinks.com/RomanRoad.jpg
2. http://41.media.tumblr.com/6ca8ee4fdf0d9ccb4e30b89933148420/tumblr_mq7fi
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3. http://www.bible-history.com/maps/roman-empire-roads-map9.jpg
4. https://i.embed.ly/1/display/resize?key=1e6a1a1efdb011df84894040444cdc60&ur
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