In addition to their system of roads, the Romans could take advantage of some 17,000 miles (27,000 km) of navigable rivers and canals.
بِسَبَبِ غَزَوَاتِ ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِ ٱلْكَبِيرِ ،‏ صَارَتِ ٱللُّغَةُ ٱلْيُونَانِيَّةُ ٱلشَّائِعَةُ ،‏ أَيِ ٱلْكُيْنِيَّةُ ،‏ لُغَةً مَحْكِيَّةً وَمَفْهُومَةً فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ .‏