New Mapping Reveals Extent of Roman Road Network Was Twice as Large
TL;DR
A new digital map called Itiner-e reveals that the Roman road network was over 60,000 miles longer than previously thought, encompassing nearly 186,000 miles of roads across Europe, the Near East, and North Africa, providing new insights into the connectivity and power of the Roman Empire.
- Roman road network was twice as large as previously thought, new mapping project finds Live Science
- Stunning map of ancient roads will give you a good reason to think about the Roman Empire more often CNN
- Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire Nature
- All roads in ancient Rome stretched far longer than previously known, study shows abcnews.go.com
- Impressive new visualization tool is the ‘Google Maps’ for Ancient Rome, according to researchers New York Post
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