Tabula Peutingeriana

One of the greatest accomplishments of the ancient world in terms of construction was the road network which connected the entire Empire. Over many centuries the Romans built an excellent 80 000-kilometre-long road network which stretched over an area that is now occupied by more than 30 countries.
The map which illustrates this best is the famous Tabula Peutingeriana (the Peutinger Map) – a unique road map, itinerarium, which shows the road network of the Roman Empire.

Additional interesting fact about the map:

The tabula was made in the 5th century based on a unique sample map dating from the 1st century B.C. which was commissioned by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Emperor Augustus’ son-in-law. The map we see here is a medieval copy dating from the 13th century. It is named after one of its first owners, the German humanist Conrad Peutinger.
Eventually it was bought by the Habsburgs in 1737. Today it is kept in the Austrian National Library in Vienna as Codex Vindobonensis 324.

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