How did the Romans build such straight roads?

The Romans built roads so famously straight that their engineering feat has endured two millennia. But how did they actually achieve such precision across vast distances and uneven terrain? According to Live Science, Roman road construction relied on careful surveying techniques and mathematical discipline — skills that transformed the landscape and became hallmarks of imperial ambition.

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