Comments on: Roman Travel http://100falcons.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/roman-travel/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:15:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: erikatakacs http://100falcons.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/roman-travel/#comment-243 erikatakacs Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:29:03 +0000 http://100falcons.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-243 Of course, like the time I was travelling in my uncle's backback on a moped? :) I wish he had a Roman-style carriage instead. Of course, like the time I was travelling in my uncle’s backback on a moped? :) I wish he had a Roman-style carriage instead.

]]> By: 100swallows http://100falcons.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/roman-travel/#comment-242 100swallows Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:57:37 +0000 http://100falcons.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-242 As the years went by (we're talking about centuries) the network of paved roads got bigger. Romans built more and better roads in times of prosperity (e.g. time of Augustus). In bad times the roads deteriorated (e.g. the third century). There are a lot of milestones that tell of some people-loving emperor--Trajan, for instance--repairing a road. But by far the majority were never paved. There are many stretches of Roman roads still to be seen in Spain like the one you saw in Szombathely. They are really impressive, it's true. I bet your carriage had a sort of bellows top that was folded back. And the buggy certainly sat on springs. I think if you were in a closed coach with no window or an open one and no suspension and had to face a long journey instead of a pleasure outing, you wouldn't have enjoyed the ride so much. Of course you could always write your memoirs like Caesar. As the years went by (we’re talking about centuries) the network of paved roads got bigger. Romans built more and better roads in times of prosperity (e.g. time of Augustus). In bad times the roads deteriorated (e.g. the third century). There are a lot of milestones that tell of some people-loving emperor–Trajan, for instance–repairing a road. But by far the majority were never paved. There are many stretches of Roman roads still to be seen in Spain like the one you saw in Szombathely. They are really impressive, it’s true.

I bet your carriage had a sort of bellows top that was folded back. And the buggy certainly sat on springs. I think if you were in a closed coach with no window or an open one and no suspension and had to face a long journey instead of a pleasure outing, you wouldn’t have enjoyed the ride so much. Of course you could always write your memoirs like Caesar.

]]> By: erikatakacs http://100falcons.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/roman-travel/#comment-241 erikatakacs Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:12:46 +0000 http://100falcons.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-241 What about the famous Roman cobble roads? Were they scarce? I saw one in Szombathely, Hungary, called the Amber Road, in amazing shape. The cobbles were huge, but very nicely fitted together. I guess only bigger, richer towns could afford them. Not too long ago we went on a short horse-drawn carriage ride, it was a great experience. Must be more comfortable today, I guess, but I could sit on it all day, and reflect upon anything. What about the famous Roman cobble roads? Were they scarce? I saw one in Szombathely, Hungary, called the Amber Road, in amazing shape. The cobbles were huge, but very nicely fitted together. I guess only bigger, richer towns could afford them.
Not too long ago we went on a short horse-drawn carriage ride, it was a great experience. Must be more comfortable today, I guess, but I could sit on it all day, and reflect upon anything.

]]> By: travel » Blog Archive » Roman Travel http://100falcons.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/roman-travel/#comment-240 travel » Blog Archive » Roman Travel Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:44:46 +0000 http://100falcons.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-240 [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptA trip from Rome to Cadiz in southern Spain took two or two and a half months, though Julius Caesar, riding in a coach and using the efficient army network of roads and mansiones (places for the military to rest and change horses) once … [...] [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptA trip from Rome to Cadiz in southern Spain took two or two and a half months, though Julius Caesar, riding in a coach and using the efficient army network of roads and mansiones (places for the military to rest and change horses) once … [...]

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