Tuesday, May 22, 2012

ORBIS: The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World

ORBIS: The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World: A very useful new tool.



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Example output:





The fastest  journey from Roma to Constantinopolis in January takes 20.7 days, covering 2951 kilometers.

Prices in denarii, based on the use of a faster sail ship and a civilian river boat (where applicable), and on these road options:

 * Per kilogram of wheat (by donkey): 4.37

 * Per kilogram of wheat (by wagon): 4.99

 * Per passenger in a carriage: 580.42




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