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  • Thousands of miles of lost Roman roads are uncovered using aerial photos

    Thousands of miles of lost Roman roads are uncovered using aerial photos

    WASHINGTON (AP) — As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and those roads stretched 50% longer than previously known, according to a new digital atlas published Thursday.

    The last major atlas…

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  • Massive New Map Reveals 300,000 Km of Ancient Roman Roads : ScienceAlert

    Massive New Map Reveals 300,000 Km of Ancient Roman Roads : ScienceAlert

    It turns out that not all roads lead to Rome, after all – at least, not in a literal sense.

    A new map of the empire’s ancient land routes has nearly doubled the length of the confirmed ancient Roman road network, from 190,000 to 300,000…

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