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The Roman Transport Network: A Precedent for the Integration of the European Mobility

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  • C�sar Carreras
  • Pau De Soto

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In the last years, the use of geographical information systems has been common in many historical and geographical studies. Perhaps one of the least known applications is network analysis, a series of functions related to hydrology and mobility. Since 1994, researchers have used network analyses to understand costs and time expenditure in transportation in Roman times, with the aim of modeling commercial routes. Archaeological objects were employed to confirm those commercial distributions whose quantities were related basically to transport costs. The present articles go far beyond and attempt to understand decisions in building a transport network based on time series. It seems that not all Roman decisions in transport infrastructure were due to economic reasons; some parts of Roman roads were built basically for political reasons and affected later developments.

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  • C�sar Carreras & Pau De Soto, 2013. "The Roman Transport Network: A Precedent for the Integration of the European Mobility," Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(3), pages 117-133, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:vhimxx:v:46:y:2013:i:3:p:117-133
    DOI: 10.1080/01615440.2013.803403
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    1. Frayn, Joan M., 1993. "Markets and Fairs in Roman Italy: Their Importance from the Second Century BC to the Third Century," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780198147992.
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