What is Roman roads?
'''Roman roads''' are roads that the Romans build to make sure that messages and people could move easily round the Empire.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Oi70BovgoQC&q=%22Via+Gabina%22+road+built&pg=PA146|title=Studies in ancient technology, Volume 2|last=Forbes|first=Robert James|publisher=Brill|year=1993|isbn=978-90-04-00622-5|page=146}}</ref> The roads were helpful for armies, officials, civilians, messengers, and traders.<ref>Kaszynski, William 2000. ''The American Highway: the history and culture of roads in the United States''. Jefferson N.C.: McFarland. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Dzv2oZM5_38C&pg=PA9 Page 9]</ref> All the roads put together were more than {{convert|40,000|km|mi|lk=out|abbr=off}} long, and {{convert|8,500|km}} of the roads are made of stone.<ref>Gabriel, Richard A. ''The Great Armies of Antiquity''. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 2002. [https://books.google.com/books?id=y1ngxn_xTOIC&pg=PA9 Page 9].</ref><ref>Michael Grant, ''History of Rome'' (New York: Charles Scribner, 1978), 264.</ref> == References == {{reflist}} *see also [[Roman roads in Britain]] {{-}} {{History-stub}} [[Category:Roman roads]]