Many fine drives on British roads laid over or alongside Roman ones. The A68 is said to be one. Bits of the A1. Watling Street.
I tend to think "stick to straight lines" was more pragmatic genius than a curse. Doable with tools available for surveying of the time, easy to communicate to staff and labour.
Modern Australian roads in the bush have inexplicable kinks, 100km of direct, then a bend. I think Fred on the tractor got bored.
Many fine drives on British roads laid over or alongside Roman ones. The A68 is said to be one. Bits of the A1. Watling Street.
I tend to think "stick to straight lines" was more pragmatic genius than a curse. Doable with tools available for surveying of the time, easy to communicate to staff and labour.
Modern Australian roads in the bush have inexplicable kinks, 100km of direct, then a bend. I think Fred on the tractor got bored.
There is Spanish Youtuber called Isaac Moreno that is really worth checking out for anyone interested in Roman roads and Roman engineering in general.
https://www.youtube.com/@IsaacMorenoGallo
Prehistoric fields have also been identified with Lidar.
https://celtic-fields.com
Very nice to see, given I live within a couple of hundred metres of Watling St. (Cricklewood Broadway)
Isn't this just the Roads Research Association?
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