The History of the Roman Roads
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When the Romans arrived in England they found no roads only tracks used by the Britons. The tracks were on high ground and exposed to all kinds of weather. Roman roads were almost always extremely straight but they went around natural obsticals rather that go through them. Usally a surveyor would check to mke sure the road was strait and when he was convinced that he had mapped out a straight line, wooden posts were dug into the ground to mark out where the road would be. The road was then built along this line. Ditches were dug either side of the road to allow for drainage. Roman roads tended to be built higher than the level of earth around them – this, again, helped drainage. The majority of the actual building of roads was done by Roman soldiers. This way the athorroties could rely on the fact that they would do the best for their country and their gained expertice in building. When the Romans left Briton the Britons did not keep the roads repaired because they were related to Rome and they did not know how to. However, the roads were built so well that they lasted for centeries anyhow.