ON THE 
ROMAN MILITARY ROAD 
BETWEEN 
Manchester and Ribehester. 
By JOHN JUST, Ese., 
Corresponding Member of the Society. 
———— 
(Read March 22nd, 1842.) 
‘Tuere are two particulars in which Roman Mili- 
tary Roads differ from all other roads. One was 
mentioned in the paper which I had the honour 
of reading before the members of this Society 
nearly three years ago, viz., that they were ele- 
vated in ridges, running like ramparts throughout 
the countries wherein they were laid, and were 
designed chiefly for the purposes of warfare—the 
other is, that from point to point, wherever possi- 
ble, they were laid in perfectly straight lines. 
This, too, was the result of their long experience 
in arms with uncivilized nations; for while the 
elevation of their roads gave them an advantage, 
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