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Britain's major road network no better than in days of Roman Empire
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IT'S THE famous question; what did the Romans ever do for us?
Well, the roads for a start.
Britain's modern roads are no better than they were under the
occupation of the Roman Empire 1,600 years ago, archaeologists have
revealed.
The Romans constructed 7,000 miles of major roads in Britain,
almost exactly the same length as all the motorways and major trunk
roads in the country today, according to an article published in
Living History magazine.
Dr Dave Musgrove, a landscape archaeologist and the deputy editor
of Living History, says that our 21st century road system follows a
remarkably ...
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