The Romans took the building of their roads very seriously. The saying “All roads lead to Rome” comes from the diligence of ancient Roman engineers in building their roads. These roads were built so well that many are still found today. Watch this video on how the ancient roads were built.

Now it's your turn to build a Roman Road.

Choose one of the projects below, gather your supplies and read the directions all the way through before starting.

When you're done, take a picture of your project. Write an explanation of yoru project and share your photo and description in two ways.

• Upload to Instagram and tag it #onlineunitstudies #ancientrome @techiehomeschoolmom
• Upload your picture to your family's "Online Unit Studies" Pinterest board.

How to Build a Model of a Roman Road - Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers

In our study of Ancient Rome, Josh and Megan enjoyed learning how to build a model of a Roman road. Brianna was in charge of the salt dough map, so I let Josh and Megan take charge of the road model. To build a road, the Ancient Romans first dug a ditch.

Supplies Needed

• shoe box lid
• glue or Mod Podge
• sand
• aquarium gravel
• plaster of Paris
• smooth stones

How to make an edible Roman Road

Supplies Needed

• graham crackers
• melted butter
• chocolate pudding
• chocolate chips
• whipped cream
• shortbread cookies