Haveyoueverheardthesaying“AllroadsleadtoRome”?Atonetime...

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Have you ever heard the saying “All roads lead to Rome”?At one time,this was pretty much ng the Roman Empire,lots of roads were built in order to move armies,send messages by courier (信使),and make trade easier.

The network of Roman roads began in 312 was demanded that the roads be built strong so that they would not fall n soldiers,supervised (监督) by engineers,laid down the roads in a special pattern of e were all together 4 layers,which was made of different materials,such as sand,rocks,stones and so on.

Also,Roman roads were cambered(拱形) means that they were built higher in the middle than on the edges,allowing rainwater to run off,which prevented use the same technique in building roads Romans also laid out roads over hills when necessary,setting them down in a zigzag (之字形的)pattern to make the road rise gradually.

All Roman roads had milestones (里程碑),placed every thousand paces (a Roman mile) milestones told when the road was built,who was emperor at the time,the road’s destination,how far the traveler was from the destination,and how many miles had been traveled since the beginning of the information was a great help to travelers.

Because of their excellence in construction,it is really no surprise that many parts of Roman road still exist e roadways are one of the most impressive achievements of the Roman Empire.

following description about Roman roads is true EXCEPT 　　　. 

n roads were built by the Roman soldiers directed by the engineers

n roads could prevent flooding using the technique we don’t use today

n roads had milestones that were placed every Roman mile

n roads still exist today as an impressive achievement of Roman Empire

information can you find on the milestones?

builders of the road.

materials used in building roads.

distance from one city.

time spent in building roads.

passage mainly 　　　. 

ains the saying “All roads lead to Rome”

ses ancient Romans for their great achievements

s how great the Roman Empire was

oduces the construction of the Roman roads

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