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Google Maps for the ancient world! Interactive map lets you explore the vast network of Roman roads

Monty Python famously asked what the Romans ever did for us, but as a new map shows, they constructed a vast network of roads that revolutionized the world. Called Itiner-e, the incredible map ...
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Stunning map of ancient roads will give you a good reason to think about the Roman Empire more often

(CNN) — How often do you think about the Roman Empire? For a team of international researchers who went all in and mapped the ancient Roman road system, the answer — truly — is every day. And now, ...
Reuters

Monumental ancient map re-emerges in new Rome museum

ROME, Jan 11 (Reuters) - A marble map of ancient Rome, that hasn't been put on public view for almost 100 years, is getting its very own museum within sight of the Colosseum. The Museum of the Forma ...
New York Post

Impressive new visualization tool is the ‘Google Maps’ for Ancient Rome, according to researchers

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. A social media trend revealed a few years ago that men think about the Roman Empire, the most impressive one in human history, more often than they probably ever ...
Engadget

Archaeologists map an ancient Roman city without any digging

For the first time, archaeologists have mapped an entire ancient Roman city without any digging by using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) technology (via Gizmodo). The technique was not only ...