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Network of Roman Roads Mapped
Archaeology Magazine ^ | November 11, 2025 | editors / unattributed

Posted on 11/19/2025 6:06:35 AM PST by SunkenCiv

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To: SunkenCiv

Think of the potholes.


21 posted on 11/19/2025 7:49:06 AM PST by central_va (Xt I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a hdamn...)
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To: rktman

22 posted on 11/19/2025 8:01:27 AM PST by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: rktman

Of course, in Roman times, they were *actual* flocks...


23 posted on 11/19/2025 8:02:05 AM PST by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: PeterPrinciple

Here and there these weird crosslots angled roads are still in use. They survive from the mid-19th century, stagecoach roads. Stagecoaches were in use for 40 to 60 years. Any stretch of one between section line roads, where there was at least one homestead meant, it remained a right of way and road. The others reverted. Some remain gravel (or “unpaved” as some would say), but if I’m traversing The Boonies, I prefer them from time to time, if they’re more nearly direct to my destination.


24 posted on 11/19/2025 8:08:09 AM PST by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: Katya

Nice!


25 posted on 11/19/2025 8:08:21 AM PST by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Original article
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/scientists-just-remapped-the-entire-roman-road-system-all-300000-km-of-it/


26 posted on 11/19/2025 8:12:43 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: SunkenCiv

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‘


27 posted on 11/19/2025 8:12:57 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ’‰! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ™! Winning currently!)
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To: Dan in Wichita

I had the same reaction.


28 posted on 11/19/2025 8:13:17 AM PST by rdl6989
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To: PIF

Thx, it’s already linked in the topic posting.


29 posted on 11/19/2025 8:18:35 AM PST by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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To: central_va

I think I went to high school with some of those...


30 posted on 11/19/2025 8:19:10 AM PST by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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To: rktman

The shear scale of the Roman road network is breathtaking.


31 posted on 11/19/2025 8:19:56 AM PST by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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To: discostu
Yup, the 2 horse cart is the most impactful invention in human history.

Not even close. Itโ€™s the K cup.

32 posted on 11/19/2025 8:23:40 AM PST by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.d)
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To: SunkenCiv

It really tells a lot about their time in control.


33 posted on 11/19/2025 8:37:41 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ’‰! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ™! Winning currently!)
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To: rktman

I’ve herd so much about their roadmaking prowess.


34 posted on 11/19/2025 8:39:02 AM PST by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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To: SunkenCiv

I see what you did there.


35 posted on 11/19/2025 8:40:47 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ’‰! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ™! Winning currently!)
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To: rktman; SunkenCiv

In Via LXVI gaudium capis.

(You get your kicks on Route LXVI)


36 posted on 11/19/2025 9:20:53 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait.)
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To: Larry Lucido

๐Ÿ˜Ž


37 posted on 11/19/2025 10:14:54 AM PST by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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To: SunkenCiv

all mapped?
Paul Whitewick https://www.youtube.com/@pwhitewick must be greatly disappointed.
He’ll have to go back to visiting all the halts and stations and canals in England ๐Ÿ˜„


38 posted on 11/19/2025 1:53:21 PM PST by FreepOnTheBorderlands (Hate is a Democratic party value)
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To: FreepOnTheBorderlands
Excellent! I was trying to find a segue to post this in here, since it's probably not a perfect fit, and doesn't really strike me as a standalone topic:
Scouting a few maps of late and I came across a feature in the Landscape I have never seen before. At least I thought I hadn't. It turns out there are hardly any of these monuments, so I wanted to investigate a little further.ย 
Did I Solve a 5000 year old MYSTERY? | 16:43ย 
Paul Whitewick | 214K subscribers | 115,489 views | November 2, 2025
Did I Solve a 5000 year old MYSTERY? | 16:43 | Paul Whitewick | 214K subscribers | 115,489 views | November 2, 2025ย 
00:00 - What is that!!??ย 
02:12 - One mile East!ย 
03:46 - Help Part Oneย 
06:23 - What we missedย 
08:21 - Help Part Twoย 
11:11 - Cursusย 
13:53 - The Lightย 
16:17 - Outtakesย 
Errors and Notes: 1. 2:17 - "East"

39 posted on 11/19/2025 2:27:48 PM PST by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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