Roads of the Romans / Romolo Augusto Staccioli.

Main entry:

Staccioli, Romolo Augusto.

Title & Author:

Roads of the Romans / Romolo Augusto Staccioli.

Publication:

Description:

132 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Translation of: Strade dei Romani.
Includes bibliographical references (page 128) and index.
The streets of the city -- The roads outside the city -- The consular roads -- The great roads of the empire -- The most durable of monuments.

Summary:

"While the ancient Romans were not the first society to construct a system of great roads, they did introduce important technical advancements and develop a highly organized and pervasive network that joined their territories in a gigantic web. Spanning over fifty thousand miles and three continents, the network was a defensive matrix as well as a means to integrate the provinces into their empire. Without it, the empire would never have grown so vast or lasted so long. Beginning with the city streets of Rome, Romolo Staccioli's study progresses outward to describe the suburban routes linking Rome with surrounding towns; the Via Latina, the national road that was the backbone of the entire system; and the great "consular" roads such as the Via Appia that connected Rome with the distant regions of its sprawling empire. Staccioli considers the infrastructure--bridges, viaducts, and tunnels--that supported the system as well as the facilities--rest stations, vehicle services, and sundries--that supported its travelers. Finally, he discusses the extent to which this system survived the end of the ancient world and remained operative, with various modifications, into the modern age"--Jacket.

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ISBN:

9780892367320 (paperback)
0892367326 (paperback)

Subject:

Roads Rome History.
Roads
Straße
Wegen.
Wegenbouw.
Romeinse oudheid.
Romeinse rijk.
Roads, Roman.
Rome (Empire)
Römisches Reich
Rome Antiquities.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 232447
Call No.: TE79 .S6813 2003
Status: Available

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