# Roman road and urban networks mature (64)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/64-roman-road-and-urban-networks-mature
Location: Gaul

Cities, roads, aqueducts and markets bound the provinces more closely to the empire. Within the broader Roman Gaul period, Roman conquest transformed Gaul through provincial government, roads, cities, citizenship and cultural exchange. The later empire brought Christianity, civil wars, frontier pressure and the rise of successor kingdoms. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Roman Empire (Roman imperial rule in Gaul). Roman road and urban networks mature mattered because it changed material life, state capacity, economic networks or France’s ability to project power. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Roman road and urban networks mature mattered because it changed material life, state capacity, economic networks or France’s ability to project power.

Ruler at the time: [Roman Empire](https://history-france.com/rulers/roman-empire)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Roman road and urban networks mature](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Roman+road+and+urban+networks+mature&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Roman road and urban networks mature](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Roman+road+and+urban+networks+mature)
- [Wikipedia — History of France overview](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_France)