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ABOUT CULTURE
How Roman Roads were Built
The system of roads for mobility
has been begun early decades.
It was started since the Roman Empire conquered
the world. The roads in Roman era were known
as the best construction.
The Romans built roads are for the
purpose of mobility,
especially for the army. Having the best road, the
army could march from one place to another. They built
the roads as straight as possible, so that the army could take the shortest route.
It is interesting to know how the
roads were built, which
some of them are still in use today. First, the
Romans builders would clear the ground of rocks and
trees. Then they dug a trench where the road was to go and filled it with big stones. Next,
they put in big stones,
pebbles, cement and sand which they packed down
to make a firm base. After that, they added another
layer of cement mixed with broken tiles. On top of
that rough construction, then they put paving stones to make the flat surface. These stones
were cut so that they
fitted together tightly. As the finishing touch, kerb stones were put at each sides of the
road to hold in the paving
stones. It was also used to make a channel for the
water to run away.
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