Out of the many Roman road maps from the Roman Empire, only one has survived. However, it has survived completely intact, due to the wonderful monks from the Middle Ages. It was lost for 300 years and then showed up in the 1700s as part of the wealty estate of a Mr. Peutinger. So it is called The Peutinger Table today.

This was a road map used by travelers and tourists in the Roman Era. It depicts the entire Roman Empire on a very long scroll. Designed to aid travelers, it is not made to look like a real map, but instead shows all of the roman roads, which town will be reached at the end of each day's travel (about 20-30 miles each day), and with symbols it shows inns, ports, lighthouses, etc. If an inn has one tower, it is a small and crude inn; two towers means a nice guest house; three means even nicer, and four towers with a courtyard would be considered luxurious. Most towns don't show any inn symbols at all--I suppose travelers were at the mercy of whatever that town had to offer.

Here is a link to the entire map--it's beautiful and amazing!