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How did the roman empire use of roads help their economic growth

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It allowed fewer men (legions) to control larger areas by facilitating troop movement over large distances. To control a similar empire without roads would have required more legionnaires. ... Roads made Rome powerful and was a catalyst for economic growth.

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