It's been more than 2,000 years since the Romans built a network of famously straight roads connecting major cities – and they still have an impact today. The roads, which were constructed to ...
FOLLOWING CAESAR: From Rome to Constantinople, the Pathways That Planted the Seeds of Empire. By John Keahey. St. Martin’s Press. 256 pages. $30. Italy was a frequent travel destination for John ...
ROME, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Italian archaeologists on Tuesday said they may never find the remains of the opening stretch of ancient Rome's first highway, the Appian Way, because underground water makes ...