Show I I Old Roman Roads Show Best Wear Some of the roads built by the Romans Romans Ro Ro- mans 2000 years ago are still in active use These roads have lasted through the centuries simply because of ot their massive construction An earth rade carefully prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared and drained was the foundation of at four la layers es of material eaCh so ISO carefully carefully carefully care care- fully laid that it contributed greatly to the long life of ot the road First came the on foundation tion then the next the nucleus and finally the pavement or wearing surface The and tum turn consisted of ot large lage flat fiat stones while the two intervening courses were built of smaller stones laid in lime mortar horse traffic It 1 or the chariot charlot and pack tic fie of Roman times such roads seem ridiculously heavy but the wisdom of the builders was amply demonstrated by the years during which the theRoman theRoman Roman road system formed tomed the backbone backbone backbone back back- bone of at the transportation system of the ancient empire |