Well attestedNamed from the place
all roads lead to Rome
verb · first attested Middle English
The Roman road network really did radiate from one gilded marker in the Forum.
A saying that many different methods can arrive at the same result.
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- Middle English
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- verb
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Rome
- In English
all roads lead to Rome
Imperial roads were reckoned from the Milliarium Aureum, the golden milestone Augustus set in the Forum as the point where every road was considered to begin. The proverb is medieval rather than Roman; Latin versions circulate from the twelfth century before English picks it up.
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