History of Roads – Where did all the roads come from?
A brief history of our roads: from the beginning to today. The beginning of roads starts as long ago as the Stone Age when trackways were made by primitive man to help him trade with other primitive people. However, it was the Romans who first built roads as we know them today. These roads were one of the greatest achievements of the Roman Empire; some of them remained in use for more than 1,000 years after the Empire finished. The first Roman road was the Via Appia and it was built in the year 312 B.C. This road stretched for over 6,018 kilometres across Western and Southern Europe. Roman roads were built mainly for the armies to conquer other countries, letting them travel quickly and safely, but, they were soon used for trade and for people to simply go from one city to another. In Britain, the Roman roads stretched from London out across the country and they followed the route of the Roman conquest: London-Lincoln-York; London-Verulamium-Wroxeter/ Chester; and London-Silchester- Ex
