The Via Julia Augusta, as the highway was initially called, greatly improved overland travel in the empire. Roman legions could shuttle long distances along it at an average speed of almost four miles ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. WASHINGTON — As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and those roads stretched 50% longer than previously ...

Researchers have created a new road map of the Roman world that could help historians study how religion, migration, trade, and even pandemics spread across the Roman Empire 2000 years ago. One of the ...

The road is a scheduled monument, but people can walk along it today.

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 of ancient Roman ...