Posted on 02/12/2022 2:36:52 PM PST by SunkenCiv
This video explores the famous Roman roads, and investigates why - after 2,000 years of wear and tear - they seem to be in better shape than most expressways in modern America.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:59 The Roman road network
2:23 Building the roads
3:25 Traffic on the roads
4:48 StartMail (paid ad)
5:53 Cuts, bridges, and tunnels
7:58 Longevity of the roads
9:16 Comparing ancient and modern roads
10:39 ConclusionWere Roman Roads more Durable than Modern Highways? | February 4, 2022 | toldinstone
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Potholes are extortion.
Vote for taxes to fill the potholes.
But don’t fill them. Keep them for the next election.
The second vid (Nero/source of the Nile) is from another scholar, his stuff is published by Pen & Sword, and I’m still working on his “Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean”.
No need to, I made an appropriate response of an appropriate length. Of course, that doesn't mean I *won't* do something longer... ;^)
What we need is more regs and studies to worry about to use up the road building money.
After visiting Pompeii a while back and looking out my window a moment ago, I’d have to say....
Yeah.
DUH.
:^)
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