Principal Routes of the Roman Road Network. By 125 CE, the Roman Empire had built one of the most advanced and extensive road systems in the ancient world. Stretching over 400,000 kilometers, Roman roads connected major cities, military bases, and trade centers across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. The Roman road network played a major role in spreading culture, commerce, and ideas throughout the empire. #RomanEmpire #RomanRoads #AncientHistory #HistoricalMaps #RomanEngineering #WorldHistory #AncientInfrastructure #RomanCivilization #125CE

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Ancient Roman Gravestone Found in New Orleans Backyard Touches Off a Mystery

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/us/roman-tablet-new-orleans.html

For the newly discovered (by me) hashtag #RomanSiteSaturday, photos I took a few years ago of the massive (nearly 50m high) Pont Du Gard aqueduct & bridge in southern #France, constructed in the 1st century CE.

#romanruins #romancivilization #Romanworld #Roman #PhotographyOnMastodon #photography #travelphotography