This map shows Hadrian's Roman Empire in 117, illustrating its extension, legion headquarters in Britannia at Eboracum (York), Deva (Chester), Isca (Caerleon), Roman roads, and fortified frontiers. AD 117 Roman Empire (USMA) Roman Governor of Britain Quintus Pompeius Falco (118-122) Roman...
Britain's oldest road is the Ridgeway, which originally covered 400 kilometres from the Dorset coast to The Wash in Norfolk. As its name implies, the Ridgeway provided a route over higher ground that was drier and less wooded than lower tracks. It was a major road for travellers, traders...