All 187,460 Miles of Road That Led to Rome, Mapped

Thank you for sharing this. In 2022, I walked about 10 miles of the Appian Way that starts in Rome. The walk was worth every step for its historic, cultural and health value.

Estimated Prophet, thats good stuff Thank you. I wonder of ancient travelers got home only to have traffic tickets show up 6 months later? I think that concept was invented in Rome.

Only 187,450 miles left to go, Craig!

Reading Alberto Angela's books about Roman life provides fascinating details of every aspect of the empire. In a section of 'Impero: Viaggio nell'Impero di Roma seguendo una moneta' I was reading recently a section where he writes about the roads. A sampling: The Romans had rest stops at intervals along the major roads with rooms and a restaurant - priority was given to official travelers (with authorization called a 'diploma') but private users could pay. There was a Pony Express type mail system with horse exchange stables which delivered correspondence throughout the empire at a speed only surpassed after the coming of railroads. The center of Roman cities had the forerunner of a ZTL by not allowing carriages during the day. As a result there were carriage rental stations at the periphery of cities with a choice of carriages of different size and status. Most of the non-government travelers would travel with their slave(s) and set up camp roadside overnight complete with tent, furniture, and food. If one happened to encounter a Roman Legion on the move, the road could be off-limits for several days as they passed.
You may have seen Albert Angela on RAI as he's host of the long running series 'Ulisse: il piacere della scoperta'. I highly recommend Angela's books. I read him (slowly) in Italian for practice as he writes in a straightforward manner without extraneous phrases. However several of his books are translated and available on Amazon. One good one is 'A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome'.