Roman Roads

Name/Title

Roman Roads

Description

Roman Roads explores the network of roads throughout the Roman Empire vital to the expansion of Roman culture, power and influence across the world and one of their principal uses was the transportation of the Legions to strategic bases in the most direct way possible. This book details the planning, construction and maintenance of these road networks, and discusses the different types of Roman road found in areas of Britain, and their many uses. With photographs of surviving roads in Britain and a list of where they are still in use, "Roman Roads" is a perfect introduction to a Roman legacy that exists to this day.

Category

Book
Books & Paper

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

books

Book Details

Author

Richard W. Bagshawe

Publisher

Shire Publications

Date Published

1985

Binding

Binding Type

Paperback

Publication Language

English

Publication Subjects

Road construction - Contemporary maps - Documentary evidence - Pioneers of road tracing - Recommended sites to visit - Further books to read

ISBN

0852634587

Notes

64 Pages

Web Links and URLs

Shire Archaeology Series