Roman Transportation

Depends on large Civil Infrastructure
1. Roads
2. Bridges
3. Acqueducts
4. Sewers
5. Ports
6. Famous examples of all these
Vehicles and Means of Transportation
1. Horse
2. Chariot
3. Boat
4. Ship
Things Transported
1. Merchandise
  1. Amphorae
    1. See Pottery page. Different Amphora styles allow us to identify transport routes
  2. Statues
  3. Building materials
  4. Flower and food
  5. International animal trade for Venationes
2. People
  1. Civilian Transport
    1. Different social classes
      1. Public Transport
      2. Upper class
  2. Armies
3. Postal services
4. Military equipment
Activities
1. Trade
2. Personal Business
3. Sport
  1. Fishing
  2. Hunting
  3. Racing
4. City amenities
  1. Toilets
  2. Sewers
  3. Water utility
5. Military
6. International "Tourism" and Foreign education
  1. Only after they rid the Mediterranean of Pirates
MUST MEET Quality parameters (like modern transport): Reliable means of going from A-to-B at least cost
1. Suitable for various distances: Intra-city, city-city, national, international
2. Required advanced social structure and services
  1. Economy and Jobs around Transport
  2. Offices, Legal and Taxation

Resource summary

	Created by Giovanni Milani almost 3 years ago