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Offline Katsuhiko JiNNai

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Real Paved Roman Road (Maritime Alps)
« on: July 10, 2014, 02:18:47 PM »
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.

« Last Edit: July 10, 2014, 06:24:00 PM by Katsuhiko JiNNai »

Offline Furt

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Re: Real Paved Roman Road (Maritime Alps)
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2014, 09:07:28 PM »
That is great. You are lucky to have such things around you.  :)
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Offline Sangennaru

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Re: Real Paved Roman Road (Maritime Alps)
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2014, 09:31:02 PM »
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

Offline Elbows

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Re: Real Paved Roman Road (Maritime Alps)
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2014, 10:51:53 PM »
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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Offline Valerik

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Re: Real Paved Roman Road (Maritime Alps)
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2014, 11:27:56 PM »
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?

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Offline Timbor

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Re: Real Paved Roman Road (Maritime Alps)
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2014, 02:15:51 AM »
To be fair, you don't see many vehicles or transport trailers driving at 120kph on those roman roads...   ;D
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