Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recently discovered milestone along a mountain road in the Rough Cilicia area of Turkey is seen in an image provided by Itiner-e ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. WASHINGTON — As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and those roads stretched 50% longer than previously ...

Archaeologists hope the dig will reveal a Roman road station still buried nearby.

The ancient Romans are credited with building road networks, but a new digital atlas shows these stretched 50 per cent longer than previously estimated. The research published recently is a new update ...

Researchers created a digital dataset to map roads that would throughout the Roman Empire around 150 C.E. By piecing together historical records, topographic maps, and satellite imagery, the research ...

As his journey around the world continues, writer Paul Salopek encounters the enduring spirits of one of history’s great trade routes.

Built during the republic and empire, a vast network of roads made moving goods and troops easier through all corners of the Roman world. Begun in 312 B.C., the Appian Way is perhaps the most famous ...

Forget Spain’s Camino de Santiago. Italy has several beautiful ancient pilgrim routes that offer a choice of distance and ...

As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome—and those roads stretched 50% longer than previously known, according to a new digital atlas published Thursday. The last major atlas of ancient Roman ...

This photo provided by Adam Paout shows a fragment of a Roman milestone that was erected along the road Via Nova Traiana in Jordan. (Adam Paout/Itiner-e via AP) (Adam Pažout) WASHINGTON – As the ...