Traffic and Congestion in the Roman Empire
van Tilburg, Cornelis![Traffic and Congestion in the Roman Empire](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/233/23310587/CHSBZCOP0323310587.jpg)
The first book to ever examine ancient Roman traffic, this well-illustrated volume looks in detail at the construction of Roman road, and studies the myriad of road users of the Roman Empire: civilians, wagons and animals, the cursus publicus, commercial use and the army. Through this examination, Cornelis van Tilburg reveals much of town planning in ancient cities: the narrow paths of older cities, and the wider, chessboard-patterned streets ...