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

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