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Offline AKULA

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Travel times & routes within the Roman Empire
« on: 26 May 2021, 07:41:00 AM »
Want to know how long a journey within the Roman Empire would have taken?  The route? The cost?

Stanford have built a model

https://orbis.stanford.edu/

Thought it might help anyone planning a campaign in the ancient world

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Offline Tim Haslam

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Re: Travel times & routes within the Roman Empire
« Reply #1 on: 26 May 2021, 07:50:48 AM »
Superb!
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Offline Westfalia Chris

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Re: Travel times & routes within the Roman Empire
« Reply #2 on: 26 May 2021, 08:56:19 AM »
Sweet! Tabula peutingeriana for the 21st century.
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Offline Easy E

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Re: Travel times & routes within the Roman Empire
« Reply #3 on: 26 May 2021, 03:10:02 PM »
I was working on some "Broken Legions" style RPG games for my group this summer, so this is a great resource!
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Re: Travel times & routes within the Roman Empire
« Reply #4 on: 26 May 2021, 10:09:21 PM »
I'm the sort of nerdy person that likes this.

Hmm, 79 days on foot from Roma to Luguvalium (Hadrian's wall) or 30 days by ship.
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