Round 9: Tossup 2

The oldest of these structures constructed with stone is near the Lake Moeris quarry in Egypt. In the Roman empire, these structures included layers known as rudus and summum dorsum. (15[1])Banyan (-5[1])trees and wells were ordered (15[1])to be placed adjacent to one of these structures (-5[1])by the Rock Edicts of Ashoka. (15[1]-5[1])One (15[1])of these structures names the final battle of the Iceni’s revolt under Boudicca. (-5[1])Herodotus claimed a (*) “Royal” one of these structures (-5[1])in Persia (10[1])connected Sardis and Susa. The Roman Forum was considered mile zero for examples of these structures like the Appian Way. (10[2]-5[1])For 10 points, a proverb claims all of what structures (10[1])“lead to Rome?” (10[1])■END■ (10[7])

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