Roman Roads in Britain

There were many reasons why the Romans built roads. Tick the 3 most important reasons.

• Goods from far away places were brought to towns in Britain

• Messages could be delivered between towns

• To make it easier to travel by car

• The soldiers and supplies could be moved more easily

• People could visit their friends

The Romans sometimes used slaves to help build roads.

• True

• False

The Roman roads linked up army forts and towns.

• True

• False

New roads helped the Roman army to conquer the south of England from east to west.

• True

• False

There would be stables roughly every 4 miles, where messengers could get fresh horses.

• True

• False

What are the features of a Roman road?

• They built them with lots of curves to show off the scenery

• They were built with a camber (curved surface) to allow the rain to run off it.

• They were constructed with one layer of pebbles to make it quickly.

• They needed lots of diggers and lorries to help them

The Fosse Way was one of the first, great Roman roads in Britain. What was the route?

• London to Bath?

• Dover to Exeter?

• Exeter to Lincoln?