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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: Katsuhiko JiNNai on July 10, 2014, 03:18:47 PM
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Here some pictures of a real ancient paved roman road I personally visit sometime (I have a small apartment in Limone Piemonte, just some few km from the road), this road is in the "Colle di Tenda", a high mountain pass in the Alps, close to the border between France and Italy. The road was first developed by Phoenicians and later maintained by Greeks and Romans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col_de_Tende
Usually this road is used from trekkers.
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That is great. You are lucky to have such things around you. :)
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That's a great road you've there! :)
Unfortunaly, it's rather hard to reproduce this in scale unless you include some flocking work, which is critical for a good result! :S
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We have paved roads in America which disappear within 8 years if someone doesn't patch them or trim the verge...ridiculous. Imagine that, proper construction and stone lasts a bit longer eh? :D
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That's why Engineers make the big denarii !!
& some poor sod of a Legionaire, along with the pioneers & sappers, had to make that Engineer's plan a reality.
We don't, can't, won't, build a living lasting timeless pathway these days.
Progress?
YMMV
Valerik
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To be fair, you don't see many vehicles or transport trailers driving at 120kph on those roman roads... ;D