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Medieval European Road Network

Type Object Region Europe Time c. 500–1500

The medieval European road network inherited and partly maintained Roman roads while new land routes formed through trade revival and pilgrimage;…

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  1. c. 800–1100Italian Peninsula · ItalyMedieval European land transport was built on Roman-era trunk roads such as the Via Appia and Via Flaminia; local lords and monasteries maintained bridges and ferry crossings, and caravans linked towns and ports along surviving stone roads.
  2. 1101–1110Pilgrimage routes of France and Iberia · IberiaBetween 1101 and 1110, population growth and the aftermath of the Crusades revived land transport; caravans and pilgrims surged along the Way of St. James and routes toward Rome and Jerusalem, and towns along the way prospered from tolls and relay services.

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