Roman road
Legions marched here
A Roman road is one of the paved highways built throughout the Roman Empire, famous for their straightness, durability, and engineering sophistication.
The term extends to any ancient road of Roman construction still visible or in use: Parts of the old Roman road remain under the modern highway.
Figuratively, Roman road can describe any direct, well-engineered route or approach.
Historic Roman thoroughfare
- Watling StreetMajor Roman road, Britain
- routePath from A to B
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- junctionPoint where things meet
Great many, or armies
- marchRhythmic group walk
- provincesAdministrative regions within nations
- BritanniaPersonified island nation
- GaulRoman-era Western Europe
conquest · expansion · territory · military · communication · trade · administration · frontier
Laying hard ground cover
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
- flagstoneFlat stone for paving
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- kerbstoneStone edging a street
basalt · slab · quarry · gravel · mortar · cambered · drainage · foundation
Inherited cultural legacy
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- excavationAct of unearthing
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- remainsContinues in place
trace · alignment · footpath · pilgrimage · tourism · restoration
Measuring and charting terrain
- gradientRate of change across space
- drainageLiquid removal system
- camberedCurved upward centrally
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
embankment · ford · bridge · causeway · tunnel · precision · durability · straightness
Appian Way
Historic Roman thoroughfare
- Watling StreetMajor Roman road, Britain
- routePath from A to B
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
junction · crossroads · waystation · itinerary · milestone
legions
Great many, or armies
- marchRhythmic group walk
- provincesAdministrative regions within nations
- BritanniaPersonified island nation
Gaul · conquest · expansion · territory · military · communication · trade · administration · frontier · Hadrian's Wall
paving
Laying hard ground cover
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
- flagstoneFlat stone for paving
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
kerbstone · basalt · slab · quarry · gravel · mortar · cambered · drainage · foundation · surveying
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- excavationAct of unearthing
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
remains · trace · alignment · footpath · pilgrimage · tourism · restoration
surveying
Measuring and charting terrain
cutting · embankment · ford · bridge · causeway · tunnel · precision · durability · straightness · alignment
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- historic sitesruins, historic site, basilica, monument, fortress
- historic travelGrand Tour, carriage, pilgrimages, wagon, covered wagon
- Ancient roadsAppian Way, King's Highway, Watling Street, Icknield Way, Ridgeway
- UK roadsmotorways, M6, M4, A1, dual carriageway
- ancient ruinsStonehenge, Pompeii, Colosseum, coliseum, Machu Picchu
Roman roaddirt trail
Unpaved outdoor walkway
footpath · game trail · mud track · beaten path · goat path
Roman roadwilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
uncharted territory · virgin forest · frontier · hinterland · backcountry
road, roads, Romanization, Romanize, Roman, Romans, Roman roads