Unfortunately for the Romans, however, these tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems.

of rivers and canals Map reveals how much it would have cost to travel on roads and seas across the empire in 200 CE It calculates the route based on the season, or mode of transport chosen - and ...

Sasha Trubetskoy of Sasha’s Maps turned the roads of ancient Rome circa 125 AD ... A subway-style diagram of the major Roman roads, based on the Empire of ca. 125 AD. The lines are a combination ...

By the first century, however, the need for capable men to run Rome’s vast empire was slowly eroding the old social barriers. The social structure of ancient Rome was based on heredity ...

Rome authorities this month opened a new archaeological park and museum in the shadow of the Colosseum that features an ...