Those<\/span> are the Roman stone \u2013 paved <\/span>roads, built throughout the territory of the whole <\/span>Empire in order to facilitate communications, trade and military actions.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>Romans were those who build roads<\/span> throughout the whole of <\/span>Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Their roads were built with aligned <\/span>natural stones<\/span><\/a> and rose above the surrounding terrain.<\/p>\n I I<\/span>n this article you will find out why the Roman roads were<\/span> so resilient – so<\/span>mething not particularly true, regarding<\/span> modern roads.<\/p>\n What is U<\/span>nique A<\/span>bout the C<\/span>onstruction T<\/span>echnology Used for the Creation <\/span>of the Roman R<\/span>oads?<\/b><\/p>\n Romans used to dig<\/span> the basis of the road at an <\/span>approximate depth of <\/span> 1.30 m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n They used to fill the f<\/span>oundation with four<\/span> layers of different flooring stones.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The bottom layer was built with large unshaped <\/span>stone blocks to <\/span>performe<\/span> drainage function.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n T<\/span>he next layer gradually leveled the<\/span> road and it <\/span>was from flatter <\/span>and smaller <\/span>stones, cemented with <\/span> a limestone solution.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The next <\/span>layer was from<\/span> sand and gravel, cemented with Roman concrete, which also <\/span>had a leveling <\/span><\/span>function.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n T<\/span>he fourth and <\/span>most upper layer was<\/span> created<\/span> from<\/span> flat stones with a thickness of about 15 cm.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n At a <\/span>cross section, some Roman roads reached 240 cm. thickness.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The <\/span>middle of the Roman road<\/span> was higher than the periphery, so that <\/span>the water could drain<\/span> in the built-near <\/span>ditches<\/span><\/span>, which as a result, preserved the roads intact. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Difference of Road Architecture in<\/span> the D<\/span>ifferent R<\/span>egions <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n It is a well \u2013 known fact that <\/span><\/span>Romans <\/span>used to consider the terrain and the natural resources of the region before constructing a road there<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span> It is important to note that the <\/span>roads built <\/span>in the Rhodopes Mountains <\/span>and the Balkan Mountain <\/span>are of different architecture. The natural stones used in both locations were chosen<\/span> depending on the proximity of their natural deposits<\/span>.<\/p>\n Usage of <\/span>Gneiss in the C<\/span>onstruction of Roman R<\/span>oads <\/b><\/p>\n T<\/span>he Romans were well aware of the excellent qualities of gneiss <\/span>and used its <\/span>deposits in the Eastern Rhodopes. This sturdy natural stone used to be mined<\/span> in the region of Ivaylovgrad by the ancient Thracian people<\/span>, who then<\/span> used it to build their shrines.<\/p>\n The <\/span>most commonly used stone <\/span>in the construction of Roman roads on the territory of Bulgaria is the one for <\/span><\/span>masonry<\/span><\/a>, offered today by Valmarg Stone.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n This stone has <\/span> a thickness of 18 to 20 cm, with both width and length of <\/span>20 cm. Nowadays the gneiss for<\/span> masonry is extremely sought after and valuable for the <\/span>tiling of <\/span><\/span>walls<\/span><\/a> with<\/span> natural stones.<\/p>\n An I<\/span>nteractive M<\/span>ap of Roman roads in Bulgaria <\/b><\/p>\n![\"\u0413\u043d\u0430\u0439\u0441\u044a\u0442](\"https:\/\/valmargstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Untitled-2.jpg\")
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