Roman Travel Interactive Map

[markusaurelius]

I had a friend send me a link to this website developed by some people at Stanford which I was not aware of.

It is an interactive map that allows users to put in different destinations and it calculates the time it took to travel to those areas based on

"fourteen different modes of road travel (ox cart, porter, fully loaded mule, foot traveler, army on the march, pack animal with moderate loads, mule cart, camel caravan, rapid military march without baggage, horse with rider on routine travel, routine and accelerated private travel, fast carriage, and horse relay) that generate nine discrete outcomes in terms of speed and three in terms of expense for each road segment. Road travel is subject to restrictions of movement across mountainous terrain in the winter and travel speed is adjusted for substantial grade"

It appears very detailed and includes many historical factors. A great resource for anyone interested in all things Roman. It always amazes me at how much was required to actually keep the empire ticking.

ORBIS Map

[M. Demetrius]

That is a wonderful tool for writers, and those just curious about travelling distances/times.

[tiberius aemilius naso]

This is great! Really interesting: If me and my donkey wanted to get to Rome, leaving tomorrow, we would be there by the 26th of July. It's not so far away!