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Transportation--economic aspects of Roman highway development: the case of Via Appia

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The ancient Romans built an excellent system of roads, the development of which required systematic planning, creative design and high-quality construction and maintenance capabilities. At the empire's peak about 85,000 km (53,000 miles) of road connected the capital Rome with its far-away frontiers. Twenty-nine major public roads radiated from Rome, the most famous of which was Via Appia (The Appian Way), also called the "queen of roads". Built in 312 BC, it is the most illustrious example of Roman civil engineering skills; small sections of it are still in use today. What were the major reasons underlying this (and similar) massive and costly undertakings? How was it constructed so as to last for so many centuries? How much real resources were invested in its construction and what were the principal benefits? These are the main questions that this study aims to examine.

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  • Berechman, Joseph, 2003. "Transportation--economic aspects of Roman highway development: the case of Via Appia," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 37(5), pages 453-478, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transa:v:37:y:2003:i:5:p:453-478
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    1. Juan Carlos García-Palomares & Javier Gutiérrez & Juan Carlos Martín & Borja Moya-Gómez, 2018. "An analysis of the Spanish high capacity road network criticality," Transportation, Springer, vol. 45(4), pages 1139-1159, July.
    2. Mario Holzner, 2014. "The Effects of Highway Construction in the Balkans: Insights from the Via Militaris," wiiw Balkan Observatory Working Papers 112, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw.

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