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 trees and wells were ordered to be placed adjacent to one of these structures by the Rock Edicts of Ashoka. (-5[1])One of these structures names the final battle of the Iceni’s revolt under Boudicca. Herodotus claimed a (*) “Royal” one of these structures in Persia connected Sardis and Susa. (10[1])The Roman Forum was considered mile (10[1])zero for examples of these structures like the Appian Way. For 10 points, a proverb claims all of what structures “lead to Rome?” ■END■ (10[2])

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