When looking at historic routes across the Alps it is interesting to contrast it with modern trans-alpine traffic. What are the top 5 routes across the Alps today? Here it is worth noting that we have road and rail routes today. Even if they often run in parallel, there are interesting exceptions. Let’s look at …
Category: Italy
The Golden Milestone
Roman roads were the key infrastructure of the Roman Empire. The Empire was focused on Rome and so were its roads – symbolized by the Miliarium Aureum (the Golden Milestone) at the forum in Rome. When Augustus became the first Roman Emperor in 27 BC, roman roads lead all around the Mediterranean Sea. They were …