| A | B |
| groma | instrument to achieve a straight line |
| pavimentum | top surface of road, made of paving slabs |
| agger | raised embankment of earth |
| cursus publicus | Imperial Post (mail service) |
| diploma | government statement that traveler is on official business |
| mutationes | stations at which a traveler could obtain fresh horses |
| mansiones | resthouses |
| itinerarium | road map |
| caupones | innkeepers |
| footing of large stones | bottom layer of road |
| smaller stones or rubble | layer over the bottom layer of the road |
| rolled sand concrete | layer under the top layer of the road |
| horse | poops on the road |