PPT 9 - Exam 2

Question 1

Roads

Answer 1

Romans saw the development of infrastructure essential for:

• expansion
• administration
• defense
• daily life activities

Leaned the road building skills from the etruscans

By 117 CE- at the height of the Roman Empire- there was a well designed network of roads radiating from Rome
-hence the saying all roads lead to Rome

Question 2

The twelve tables

Answer 2

450 BC
the earliest Roman legal code

Semita - foot path (1 ft wide)
Iter- path for horsemen and pedestrians (3 ft wide)
Actus- path for a single carriage (4 ft wide)
Via - 2 lane path (8 ft wide)

Question 3

Via appia (the appian way)

Answer 3

One of the earliest and most important Roman roads of the ancient republic
The widest of imperial highways
Began by appius Claudius in 312 BC
Went south

Question 4

Via flaminia

Answer 4

Rome- most important route to the north

Went north over and around the alps, towards balkans and the Byzantium (Istanbul)

Question 5

Construction method for Viae

Answer 5

Firm foundation- sub grade was drained by ditches and culverts
Surface- concave and raised above the surrounding terrain to get rid of water
Thick - 4-5 layers
Mainly made in straight lines and at right angles

Question 6

Groma

Answer 6

Tool used by the Roman surveyors to trade on the ground simple and orthogonal alignments used for the construction of roads, city, etc

Question 7

Tunneling

Answer 7

The furlo tunnel 984 ft long (via flaminia in the alps mountain)