Roman Metal Armour-Polished or Dull?

[Matthew Amt]

In the absence of roads they would have to march through whatever terrain was between them and their destination.

No, you can't move an army like that overland. There has to be a road of some sort for the wagons and carts at least. Any inhabited area already had at least rudimentary roads already, and the Romans regularly improved the roadways as they went--that's why the men all carried tools. If there really weren't any usable roads, they'd build them as they went--I think Paulinus did this in Wales before Boudica's revolt.

Vale,

Matthew