The Tabula Peutingeriana is one of the Austrian National Library's greatest treasures. The parchment scroll, made in the Middle Ages, is the only surviving copy of a road map from the late Roman ...

Archaeologists in London have uncovered a well-preserved section of the Roman Watling Street beneath Old Kent Road. This find, made during construction work on the Southwark district’s heating ...

The incredible 700-mile Roman road trip through four European countries but not Italy Travel through a tapestry of history and nature, where the Via Egnatia unfolds its secrets across four ...

ROME — It’s a question that has long eluded an answer: where exactly was the beginning of the Appian Way, the ancient Roman thoroughfare so famous that it was known as the “regina viarum ...

A Dutch historian has used a unique 1,700 year old map of Roman roads to create an online journey planner giving the destinations, distances and timings of routes used by ancient travellers in the ...

Road maps could also be used as a reference to highlight what should be included in a map, for example landmarks etc. Alternatively, students could make their own cross-section of a Roman road ...

A historian traces the evolution of Britain’s transport links, from Roman roads to a 1960s mega-motorway that would have ruined London ...

The Roman Empire was remarkably industrious when it came to infrastructure, constructing more than 55,000 miles of paved roads across Europe and North Africa. It’s challenging to visualize the ...

A FASCINATING map reveals the ancient Roman roads Britons still use every day. The 2,000-year-old highways include key routes around London, Manchester, Cardiff and Bath.

The only surviving copy of a road map from the late Roman Empire goes on show in Vienna, Austria, for one day only.