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Travel and Communication (Surveying (They took sightings from high points…
Travel and Communication
The Road
An agger could be as high as 1.2 metres
A footing of large stones was placed in the agger
They dug out earth which was called an agger
The footing was covered by a layer of small stones
The roads were known to be very straight
The surface was covered of large flat stones
Source of Transport
Travellers rode mules or ponies
Cavalrymen rode horses
Travellers used carriages or carts
Government officials rode horses
Travellers walked
Surveying
They took sightings from high points using smoke from fires
The line of a Roman road was first laid out by surveyors
Journeys
The freshness of the traveller
The time of year
The freshness of animals
The gradients of the road
Journeys were affected by many factors