Overview
There is a saying that All Roads Lead to Rome. Why is that? Because the Roman road network was super comprehensive.
For this assignment, go to this website which maps Roman roads and calculates how long it would take to get between different destinations. http://orbis.stanford.edu/Links to an external site.
Then, play around with the functions and calculate how long it would take to get between Rome (Roma) and London (Londonium). Note the differences in seasons, different ways to travel.
Record your observations about travel in the Roman Empire. Would it be hard to manage such a distant empire? And what sort of advantages exist from such a large size.