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Travel and communication (Straight Roads (The Romans built straight roads,…
Travel and communication
Straight Roads
The Romans built straight roads
The line of a road was laid out by surveyors
They took sightings from high points using smoke from fires
When they reached rivers and mountains they had to make diversions
After obstructions they always continued on their original straight line
Travel
Travelling in the Roman world was very hard
Lots of people travelled to move goods around the Roman empire
Travelling was not comfortable
Travelling was made possible by a network of straight roads
The length of a journey depended on the conditions of the route and the weather
Ways to travel
Walking
Carriages
Carts
Ridding on mules and ponies
Horses were ridden by important officials
Contents of a straight road
A drainage ditch
Footing
Hardcore
The surface layer
Kerbstone