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There were many reasons why the Romans built roads. Tick the 3 most important reasons.
Goods from far away places were brought to towns in Britain
Messages could be delivered between towns
To make it easier to travel by car
The soldiers and supplies could be moved more easily
People could visit their friends
The Romans sometimes used slaves to help build roads.
True
False
The Roman roads linked up army forts and towns.
True
False
New roads helped the Roman army to conquer the south of England from east to west.
True
False
There would be stables roughly every 4 miles, where messengers could get fresh horses.
True
False
What are the features of a Roman road?
They built them with lots of curves to show off the scenery
They were built with a camber (curved surface) to allow the rain to run off it.
They were constructed with one layer of pebbles to make it quickly.
They needed lots of diggers and lorries to help them
The Fosse Way was one of the first, great Roman roads in Britain. What was the route?
London to Bath?
Dover to Exeter?
Exeter to Lincoln?
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