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Not all roads lead to Rome after all, new study shows
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Not all roads lead to Rome after all, new study shows

So here's the thing - researchers mapping out the Roman Empire's road network have discovered something fascinating that challenges a centuries-old saying. The famous proverb 'all roads lead to Rome' doesn't quite hold up when you zoom out and look at the bigger picture of how that ancient transport network actually functioned. The Roman road system was indeed the world's first major transport network, spanning huge parts of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, but it turns out Rome wasn't quite the inevitable hub everyone assumed it to be. This new study reveals that the reality of Roman infrastructure was more complex and less Rome-centric than the old saying suggests.
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