All Roads Do Not Lead to Rome

The old saying is not true. All roads lead to a different city.

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“ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME!” is a well-known saying. It is thought that it was said for Rome, the capital of Italy. But what is meant is “Nouva Roma”, that is, “New Rome”, which was “Constantinople”, the modern-day “Istanbul” in Turkey.

Here is the interesting story behind it.