The Roman Britain Travel Map
The theme for day seven of the #30DayMapChallenge is Accessibility . For this challenge I decided to visualize travel times in Roman Britain. My Roman Britain Travel Map allows you to see how far it was possible to travel along Roman roads in Britain on foot in one to five day periods. The Roman Britain Travel Map visualizes the vast network of Roman roads that crisscrossed Britain nearly two millennia ago. Using historical data from Itiner-e , the map shows not only the ancient routes themselves but also the forts, settlements, and key locations that these roads connected. How It Works At the heart of the map is a dynamic travel-time calculator. Simply click anywhere on the map, and the system will highlight the sections of road reachable within one day, two days, and up to five days. The calculations are based on estimated historical walking speeds of ~25 km per day. From the clicked location, the map progressively colors the roads to indicate how far a traveler could r...
