Europe and into Africa including urban settlements and mountain passes The map covers approximately 4 million square miles (10 million square km) of land and sea Baseline roads cover 52,587 miles ...

Begins by using a map to show the first Roman road to be built in Britain: Watling Street, which ran between Richborough and Chester. It then shows Ermine Street, which ran from London to York ...

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 book is in part a breezy history of Europe seen through the prism of how people remembered the ancient Roman road network; it is also a memoir of the author’s own journeys across these roads.

Begins by using a map to show the first Roman road to be built in Britain: Watling Street, which ran between Richborough and Chester. It then shows Ermine Street, which ran from London to York ...