The Roman Roads of Britain

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infrastructure
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite visible remains
excavated roadbeds
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Romans
gptkbp:builtYear 1st century AD
2nd century AD
gptkbp:connectedMajorTowns gptkb:Verulamium
gptkb:Londinium
gptkb:Camulodunum
Eboracum
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbol of Roman engineering
gptkbp:declinedAfter Roman withdrawal from Britain
gptkbp:feature bridges
stone paving
milestones
roadside statues
aggers (raised embankments)
straight alignments
roadside shrines
margins and ditches
roadside inns
ford crossings
roadside altars
roadside baths
roadside boundary stones
roadside cemeteries
roadside markets
roadside milestones
roadside settlements
roadside temples
roadside wells
waystations (mansiones)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Roman Roads of Britain
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern road network
gptkbp:length over 2,000 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Britain
gptkbp:maintenance Roman legions
local labor
gptkbp:mappingBy Ordnance Survey
gptkbp:MargaryNumberingSystem used for classification
gptkbp:modernUse some routes used as modern roads
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Fosse_Way
gptkb:Dere_Street
Ermine Street
Watling Street
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:military_operation
gptkb:public_administration
trade
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Ivan_Margary
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Margary_numbering_system_for_Roman_roads
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8