Via I Want A New Left, here's an outstanding London Tube style map of the ancient Roman roads in Britannia.
And remember, Stanford's Orbis project will tell you how long a trip in the Roman Empire would take.
* "Mind the gap"
Via I Want A New Left, here's an outstanding London Tube style map of the ancient Roman roads in Britannia.
And remember, Stanford's Orbis project will tell you how long a trip in the Roman Empire would take.
* "Mind the gap"
There is an excellent book called Travel in the Ancient World by Lionel Casson that goes into great detail about old-timey travel. He goes into who was doing it and why (merchants, pilgrims, tourist, etc.) and discusses taverns, inns and popular destinations. If you like that sort of stuff I highly recommend it.
ReplyDeleteI've been on a number of these roads. Sometimes driving along at 120 kph. Sometimes walking through a pasture with no company but sheep.
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I got a chuckle out of the title. "Mind the gap." Ha!
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