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Roman Roads (in Gaul)

Historical Event

The Infrastructure Spine of Gaul, 2nd century BC – Merovingian Era

Overview: - Approximately 21,000 km of Roman-built roads networked Gaul, forming the backbone of trade, military movement, and — later — Merovingian-era travel.

Novel Relevance: - Directly underpins the series' Southern Gaul pentagram geography (Bugarach, Gascogne, Le Rhône, Rennes, Septimania) from the Canon Timeline doc's World Geography section — these roads are the reason that geography was navigable and inhabited at all. The Via Domitia in particular runs straight through the series' 'home' anchor region.

Sources: - Primary Sources - The Antonine Itinerary, the Peutinger Table - Modern Historians - Raymond Chevallier (Roman Roads); standard Roman-infrastructure surveys

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