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Nature Portfolio’s press release summarizes the study as finding Byzantium better located as a central road-network city than Rome. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Archaeology: Not all roads lead to Rome — exploring the Roman Empire’s road networks · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:b6d30c2e0e9c85a4023369206eabbef0c86c6ef5bbecb4e810784c5f84b7832f

Important cities such as provincial capitals were more centrally located in the road network than non-capital cities, serving as major local crossroads. The authors note that some cities such as Antioch, Ankara, and Byzantium were better located as central locations within the road network than Rome itself.