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To: SunkenCiv

Roman roads usually did not have curves, they used angle points. According to historians, the reason was that practicality that characterized the Romans. In this case, although they knew how to engineer curves, they preferred short stretches of straight lines that changed direction according to the needs of the terrain: straight stretches permitted a better visualization of the signaling beacons.


20 posted on 02/12/2022 3:03:49 PM PST by dainbramaged (Use it up, wear it out. Make it do or do without.)
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32 posted on 02/12/2022 4:51:18 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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