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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
At the height of the empire, how many MILES of paved Roman roads existed?
92,000
150,000
75,000
56,000
The most notable characteristic of a Roman road was that it was
flat
straight
curved
asphalted
The main tool surveyors used to lay out a road was the
groma
theodolite
protractor
tripod
The Roman author who has left us a description of road building is
Julius Caesar
Vitruvius
Livy
Dio Cassius
The width of a paved road could range from
5-25 feet
20-36 feet
6-20 feet
3-15 feet
A Roman road was built in layers. Typically the lowest level, known in Latin as the statumen, consisted of:
paving stones
large stones
small stones, concrete, or rubble
rolled sand concrete
Over this base level, the next level, known in Latin as rudus, was made of:
paving stones
large stones
small stones, concrete or rubble
rolled sand concrete
The third layer up, known as the nucleus in Latin, consisted of:
paving stones
large stones
rolled sand concrete
small stones, concrete, or rubble
The top layer, known in Latin as the pavimentum or summum dorsum, consisted of:
paving stones
large stones
rolled sand concrete
small stones, concrete, or rubble
The agger was:
a field
a heap of rocks
a raised embankment of earth
a ditch
In order to facilitate drainage, the Romans:
used an agger and ditches
put drains under the roadway
planted vegetation along the roadway
had military bucket patrols to remove standing water
A fully paved (vs. dirt paved) Roman road could last before it had to be renewed:
10-15 years
50-75 years
25-40 years
80-100 years
The original purpose of Roman roads was to allow for:
communication
trade and commerce
rapid movement of troops and supplies
tourism
People could travel on roads in all BUT the following ways:
by horseback
on foot
by limo service
with a carriage or cart
The Roman roads contributed to the spread of Roman civilization and the Latin language.
Verum
Falsum
