Roman Roads - Ancient Society https://ancientsociety.com Ancient Egypt, Greece & Rome History Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:48:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://ancientsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/favicon-1-150x126.png Roman Roads - Ancient Society https://ancientsociety.com 32 32 167794014 How Long Did It Take to Travel in Ancient Rome? https://ancientsociety.com/rome/how-long-did-it-take-to-travel-in-ancient-rome/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:47:43 +0000 https://www.ancientsociety.com/?p=1823 The Roman Empire built one of the ancient world’s most extensive transportation networks, connecting cities across Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. But how long did it actually take to travel in ancient Rome? For an ordinary traveler, a reasonable overland pace was about 15 to 25 miles per day, or approximately 24 to 40 […]

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