I have just returned from a short holiday in Andalusia. It is always surprising to me, how much Roman heritage can be found throughout Europe. One thing that struck me was a stretch of Roman road in Andalusia that I stumbled across, when looking for things to do on a day trip to the Sierra …
Would you go to northern France to search for Roman Roads? Maybe you should. Eight roads meet in the small city of Bavay. They are known as Chaussée Brunehaut and survived the centuries since the Romans built them I learned about Bavay during research on the first weeks of the First World War for my …
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 …
Bavay was briefly site of the headquarters of the British army in August 1914, before the great retreat began after the battle of Mons. The road leading south-west from Bavay towards Le Cateau was used by the retreating forces and the German army following suit. Therefore, following that road gives some idea about the circumstances …
