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Our research implies that in the second century C.E., the period when the Empire had its maximum extent, this road network comprised some 300,000 kilometers—nearly double the previously known total length of Roman roads. This is a massive discovery. It’s also very humbling because despite seeing the full scope of the network, we know the precise location of only 2.7 percent of it.