This tool is reminiscent of Google Maps, which shows you the routes of the Roman Empire and ensures that you don’t get lost in antiquity.
“Omnes Viae” connects antiquity with Google Maps. (Source: René Voorburg)
- Omnes Viae connects antiquity with Google Maps.
- You can see where the Romans lived.
- You can also have routes created that match the ancient map.
Google Maps is now part of the standard equipment on many smartphones to find out where you are and how to get to your destination.
Digitization is advancing and does not stop at antiquity either. There is a Roman route planner that takes you to the paths of the ancient Romans.
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Omnes Viae is a project by René Voorburg, which digitally displays the Peutingersche Tafel with the help of Open Street Maps. If you click on the symbols on the map, you will be shown the appropriate section of the original document.
Route planner for antiquity
With this tool you can follow in the footsteps of the Roman Empire and even display suitable routes. So if you want to travel from Mogontiaco (Mainz) to Agripina (Cologne) like the Romans did, then the route will lead you via Bonnae (Bonn) among other places.
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For this trip, Omnes Viae calculates a travel time of about 6 days and even indicates that you have to cross a river.
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