"Fun Facts Saturday" Reflecting Cat's Eyes (Pompeii) The ancient Romans were ingenious road engineers and builders. Over 30 military highways radiated out from the capital. The 113 provinces were interconnected by 372 great roads, covering 250,000 miles. Many of the roads are still used today. In some roads, bright white reflecting rocks (known as “cat’s … Continue reading The ancient Romans built “Night Lights” into their roads →