Land Transport Match

Set 1: Ancient Roads and Infrastructure

Set 1 of 4
Via
Camber
Calderimi
Pomerium
Stepping stones
Diolkos
Iter
Decumanus
The main east-to-west street inside a planned Roman city grid.
The sacred religious boundary of Rome where men were strictly prohibited from riding horses during the day.
A road that legally accommodated both human foot traffic and cart traffic combining ius eundi and ius agendi.
A narrow, beaten earth path legally restricted primarily to foot traffic.
The structural curve or crown of a paved Roman road designed to facilitate water drainage.
Raised street blocks functioning as crosswalks that forced carts to have a legally standardized axle width.
An overland track used specifically to drag ships across the Corinthian isthmus on wooden carts.
An Ottoman-era path that wanders up and down, strictly following natural coastal topography.