http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Egnatia http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Egnatia Large roads were used for government purposes and private citizens had to

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Egnatia http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Egnatia Large roads were used for government purposes and private citizens had to get a permit. Commerce was conducted through shipping mostly. When Egyptian grain stopped, Thracian regions supported Rome so the roads in northern Greece improved. But that was right before the end...