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Ancient Rome's version of Google Maps: how long to reach the beach

39 pointsby gnabgib07/22/202629 commentsview on HN

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dmurraytoday at 10:11 AM

This part is clearly nonsense:

> According to the planner’s calculation, the journey would have taken 43 days to cover 1,500 Roman miles. To put that into a contemporary context: the same route by road today can be completed in 14 days (340 hours) on foot, or 16 hours by car (source in Spanish).

It would take 340 hours to walk, whether you do it today or in Roman times. Google maps is assuming you would walk for 24 hours a day, the planner is assuming you could walk for around 8.

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echoangletoday at 10:16 AM

> The tool is called OmnesViae (Omnesviae.org (source in Spanish))

I’m pretty sure the page is in Latin for me

comrade1234today at 10:22 AM

Not including having to wait three months in the winter before attempting to cross the alps.

madhu_ghalametoday at 11:20 AM

A mobile-friendly interactive guide or tour mode could make the platform more engaging for students and history enthusiasts.

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brudgerslast Friday at 7:34 PM

Tabla Peutingeriana at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabula_Peutingeriana

khanhnguyen8386today at 11:09 AM

Open source code on Codeberg and historical data combined into a functional map—this is the kind of passion project the web was built for.

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