A new open digital data set and map of the Roman Empire shows that it contained some 300,000 kilometres of road. It’s no secret that the Romans liked to build roads. But European researchers say ...
New Scientist: Digital map lets you explore the Roman Empire's vast road network
A comprehensive new map of Roman roads has boosted the known size of the empire’s land transport network by almost 60 per cent – and it is available for anyone to explore online. The project, called ...
Yahoo: IQ levels dropped across Europe during Roman Empire due to lead use: Study
IQ levels dropped across Europe during Roman Empire due to lead use: Study
Yahoo: Stunning map of ancient roads will give you a good reason to think about the Roman Empire more often
Stunning map of ancient roads will give you a good reason to think about the Roman Empire more often
A new high resolution digital dataset and map—named Itiner-e—of roads throughout the Roman Empire around the year 150 CE is presented in research published in Scientific Data. The findings increase ...