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Subject:	Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space
Date:	Wed, 28 Aug 2002 20:57:40 GMT
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> I always find this story amusing. One, the Romans didn't have war chariots. > Two, part of the purpose the Romans had in making paved roads was *not* to > have ruts. :-) Why don't you think the Romans had war chariots? Or do you mean they just didn't call them "war chariots" but something else. I'm pretty sure the Romans had a military chariot. As for the ruts in paved road, it can happen. I've seen ruts several inches deep in solid rock caused by the repetitive erosion from wagon train wheels here in the US. Leonard

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		Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related)
(...) None that I am aware of, though I suppose it is possible that they used available ones as auxilliaries in the middle east or those of Briton allies. But Rome itself didn't use chariots. The terrain of Italy was not particularly conducive to (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)

		Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related)
(...) I recall my visit to Pompeii, Italy, 10 years ago. The Romans there used stepping stones to cross streets from sidewalk to sidewalk, much like a zebra crossing type sidewalk today, but elevated. As I recall the stones were spaced so that (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)

		Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related)
(...) When I drove a Renault LeCar for a while, I was very aware of ruts in the highways. It had a sufficiently narrower wheel spacing that it would ride either on the left or the right hand side of the lane. Every once in a while, it would lurch (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)

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		Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related)
(...) I always find this story amusing. One, the Romans didn't have war chariots. Two, part of the purpose the Romans had in making paved roads was not to have ruts. :-) Okay, okay, they couldn't always use just the paved roads, and Roman supply (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)

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