Leiden University: Not All Roads Lead to Rome, Researchers Conclude in Nature
September 16, 2026
September 16, 2026
LEIDEN, The Netherlands, Sept. 16 (TNSjou) -- Leiden University issued the following news:
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Not all roads lead to Rome, researchers conclude in Nature
15 September 2026
Although Rome was the political centre of the Roman Empire, geographically it lay closer to the edge of the road network than to its centre. That is the conclusion of an international team of researchers including Leiden archaeologist Eduardo Herrera Malatesta.
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Not all roads lead to Rome, researchers conclude in Nature
15 September 2026
Although Rome was the political centre of the Roman Empire, geographically it lay closer to the edge of the road network than to its centre. That is the conclusion of an international team of researchers including Leiden archaeologist Eduardo Herrera Malatesta.
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