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Roads
Roman Roads of Italy
The entire network
Road
Restored Roman Road
Appia Via
Appia Via
Advantages of Road building
 Facilitated army movements
 Facilitated supplying the armies of the empire
 Encouraged trade along the routes
 Encouraged trade from distant lands
 Created a vigorous market, with a wide diversity of goods
 Made communications more easy
 Brought the peoples of the empire closer
 Made travel and exchanges of all kinds much easier
Via Egnatia
Via Egnatia
Egnatia
Egnatia in modern Thessalonike
Alcanara bridge over Tagus
Cordoba
Pons Fabricius, Rome (62 BC)
Pons Fabricius: the oldest standing
bridge in Rome
Ponte Pietra, Verona (100 BC). Blown up in WW2
and rebuilt in 1957 with the original materials.
Pons Aemilius (2nd c. BC). Mostly
destroyed by a flood in the 16th c.
Milvian Bridge, Rome
The battle of the Milvian Bridge
 One of the most significant battles in history in terms of
long-term effects
 On 28 October 312 Constantine defeated Maxentius by the
Milvian bridge and established his control over the whole of
the West.
 During the battle energized Christian troops fighting on his
side helped to gain victory
 In 313 the Edict of Milan recognized religious tolerance in
the empire and paved the way for Christianity to become the
dominant religion.
Arch of Constantine: Detail of Battle of
the Milvian Bridge
Giulio Romano: Battle of the Milvian
Bridge