A new high resolution digital dataset and map—named Itiner-e—of roads throughout the Roman Empire around the year 150 CE is presented in research published in Scientific Data. The findings increase ...

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, anyone can ...

The new map and digital dataset, named Itiner-e, increase the known length of the Roman Empire’s road system by over 110,000 km. At its height in the second century CE, the Roman Empire included over ...

A comprehensive new map of Roman roads has boosted the known size of the empire’s land transport network by almost 60 per cent – and it is available for anyone to explore online. The project, called ...

A new digital map of the road network that once connected the Roman Empire has been created, revealing a staggeringly vast constellation of interlocking routes. Named Itiner-e, the new digital map ...

For centuries, historians have traced the arteries of the Roman Empire through fragmentary maps and uneven records. Now, a new digital atlas nearly doubles the known extent of Roman roads, charting ...

An international team of researchers publishes the first high-resolution digital atlas of Roman roads, doubling the known length and exposing the vast gaps in our knowledge. This new dataset, ...

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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, anyone can ...

Researchers have launched Itiner-e, an interactive digital map tracing 300,000 kilometers of ancient Roman roads. The project reveals a far more extensive Roman network than previously believed, ...