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Have you ever heard the saying, "All roads lead to Rome"? It's true. The Romans built thousands of miles of roads. Today most roads in Europe are paved over Roman roads. In this report I will cover how Roman roads were made, how the Romans traveled on roads, and finally how Roman roads helped expand Rome's culture and build a strong economy. Roman roads were built with military purposes in mind, and were made by …

…that is about 350 miles long outside that goes from Rome to Brundisium. Most Roman roads are now paved over due to the fact that there is little Roman pavement that survives although the rest of the roads do. The roads are still being used today, although most people wouldn't recognize they were Roman because they have been paved over. If you ever go to Rome take a walk on a road, an Ancient Roman road!