How many miles of roads did Romans build?

Answer 1

50,000 miles of roads

Answer 2

The Roman's built roads everywhere they went. It would be extremely hard to count the exact number as many would have fallen into ruin, been stripped over the years for building materials or more common, built over by modern roads.

Answer 3

The Romans to build a vast road network around the Roman Empire which totalled 400,000 kilometres (250,000 miles). 20% of these roads ((80,500 kilometres, 50,313 miles) were the famous stone-paved roads.


The longest Roman road was the Via Augusta (or Via Herculea or Via Exterior) in Spain. It started at the Pyrenees Mountains on the northern frontier of the province, followed the coast, passing through Barcelona, Tarragona, Valencia and Cartagena. it then crossed Andalusia, passed by Cordoba and near Seville. It ended in Cadiz, on the Atlantic coast, northwest of Gibraltar It was 1,500 kilometres (938 miles) long. It was named after Augustus who had it renovated between 8 and 2 BC.


There were three types of Roman roads:
1) The via munita was the stone-paved road, paved with rectangular blocks of local stone, or polygonal blocks of lava. It had a military purpose. It sped up the movement of troops to the front and made the transport of supplies to the front or to garrison quicker and easier.
2) The via Glareata was an earthed road with a gravelled surface.

3) The via terrena was a rural road of levelled earth.


The stone paved roads had a military a purpose. They made the movement of soldiers and the delivery of supplies to troops at the front or stationed in garrisons much easier and faster. Since Rome was at war so often, they were very important. They were also used for general travel and the transport of goods for trade. Their military nature was also shown in by the fact that they were usually built on a straight line, even when they crossed hilly areas. Traders also used these roads to transport their goods. They complained that the straight tracts over steep gradients made it very difficult for their laden wagons. After these complaints at least some of these tracts were redesigned to allow for less steep gradients.

Answer 4

Yes, the Roman army did build roads for easy access of the whole Empire. When the roads were first built they were used only for the army but in later years, the roads became public and all Roman citizens were allowed to use them.

Answer 5

The Romans to build a vast road network around the Roman empire which totaled 400,000 kilometers (250,000 miles). 20% of these roads ((80,500 kilometers, 50,313 miles) were the famous stone-paved roads.

The longest Roman road was the Via Augusta (or Via Herculea or Via Exterior) in Spain. It started at the Pyrenees Mountains on the northern frontier of the province, followed the coast, passing through Barcelona, Tarragona, Valencia and Cartagena. it then crossed Andalusia, passed by Cordoba and near Seville. It ended in Cadiz, on the Atlantic coast, northwest of Gibraltar It was 1,500 kilometers (938 miles) long. It was named after Augustus who had it renovated between 8 and 2 BC.

There were three types of Roman roads:

1) The via munita was the stone-paved road, paved with rectangular blocks of local stone, or polygonal blocks of lava. It had a military purpose. It sped up the movement of troops to the front and made the transport of supplies to the front or to garrison quicker and easier.

2) The via Glareata was an earthed road with a graveled surface.

3) The via terrena was a rural road of leveled earth.

The stone paved roads had a military a purpose. They made the movement of soldiers and the delivery of supplies to troops at the front or stationed in garrisons much easier and faster. Since Rome was at war so often, they were very important. They were also used for general travel and the transport of goods for trade. Their military nature was also shown in by the fact that they were usually built on a straight line, even when they crossed hilly areas. Traders also used these roads to transport their goods. They complained that the straight tracts over steep gradients made it very difficult for their laden wagons. After these complaints at least some of these tracts were redesigned to allow for less steep gradients.

Answer 6

The Romans to build a vast road network throughout the Roman Empire which totalled 400,000 kilometres (250,000 miles) 20% of which (80,500 kilometres, 50,313 miles) were the famous stone-paved roads.

Answer 7

The Roman roads were built using flat clay stones. The stones were laid out and then a clay mixture was used as mortar between the stones. Bricks were also added as curbs next to the roads.