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What was one drawback to the Roman roads?
One drawback to the Roman's roads was they had poor drainage. Another drawback for today is they are too narrow.
What did the Romans leave in Britain?
a lot about the well being of life, and how to live life to the fullest i guess. im just a student, sorry if this is bad. i do know a lot of what they value though
What was the main purpose for the Roman roads?
The Romans build many roads for the same reasons that we have so many roads today-- to get from here to there. The Romans (and ourselves) used roads to transport people and goods from place to place. The army was efficiently moved along better roads and better roads made for better transport of trade goods. Communications with all parts of the empire was possible, at least in part, by the use of good roads.
What did Romans build that have lasted for centuries?
Aqueducts, roads and some buildings were all things built by the Romans that are still around today. Some aqueducts can and are still used, while many European highways follow the ancient Roman roads. The Colosseum, Pantheon and may of the tombs along the Via Appia are buildings still standing.
Why is the phrase all roads lead to rome so appropriate?
the roman empire, with rome as it's capital. Rome was the center of the world those days. In addition, there was a literal meaning to the expression. All the roads in the empire had their distances measured from the "umbilicus Urbis Romanae" or the navel of the city of Rome, which was located in the Forum Romanum.
