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Among the many legacies of
Roman dominance are the
Roman Roads. “All Roads Lead
to Rome,” originally a reference
to Roman Roads, refers to the
fact that many routes can lead
to a given result. In Latin Via
means Way, and Roman Roads
were the physical infrastructure
vital to the maintenance and
development of the Roman
state. They were built from
about 300 BC through the
expansion and consolidation of
the Roman Republic and the
Roman Empire. All the Roman
Roads connect to each other.

MPTC President and CEO Rod
Franco, cited the three pillars of
growth of MPTC: (1) Organic
Growth, (2) New Project and
Acquisitions, and (3) Regional
Expansion are the way to
achieving the growth targets of
MPTC projected until 2023.
At the peak of Rome’s
development, no fewer than 29
great military highways radiated
from the Capital, and the late
Empire’s 113 Provinciae (or
Provinces) were interconnected
by 372 great roads. The whole
comprised more than 248,548
mi of roads, of which over 50,000
mi were stone-paved. The
courses and surfaces of many
Roman roads survived for
millennia, some being overlaid
by modern roads. “We should
relate the greatness of Roman
engineering to how we should
build our new projects”, said
MPTC President and CEO
Rod Franco.

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