jan 1, 312 BC - Began construction of first aqueduct and first major road

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Aqueduct - for water supply and drainage - Aqua Appia - The first Roman aqueduct, constructed in 312 B.C. by the censors Appius Claudius Caecus and C. Plautius. For most of its length of 16 kilometers, it ran underground, ending near the Porta Trigemina. It was restored three times.

Road - Via Appia - Besides permitting the rapid deployment of troops and, more importantly, the wheeled vehicles which supplied them with food and equipment, Roman roads allowed for an increase in trade and cultural exchange. Roads were also one of the ways Rome could demonstrate its authority. Major roads were around a standard 4.2 m wide, which was enough space for two wheeled-vehicles to pass each other.

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