Have you ever wondered what the UK might look like if it maintained all of its ancient Roman infrastructure? Cartographer Sasha Trubetskoy was inspired to create a subway-style map of the network of Roman roads across Britain, and the results are pretty spectacular.
Trubetskoy mapped out all of the major routes and superhighways of the Roman world in an effort to imagine the map that officials would have made if they had the chance back in the day. Different colour-coded lines on the map below relate to specific Roman roads – for example, the Devil’s Highway and Pye Road – and locations are marked with Latin names like ‘Londinium’.
The Romans’ vast road network was built after they invaded the British Isles in 43 AD to help transport troops and goods across newly conquered territory. Many roads were lost in Britain during the fifth century when the empire crumbled, while others were converted into modern routes.
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