🏺Ancient Street Lights in Pompeii, "cat eyes" for night time street visibility

 🌃 Ancient Street Lights in Pompeii, "cat eyes" for night time street visibility.💡🏺

Pompeii's carefully planned Roman streets featured an innovative design to aid nighttime navigation.

✅ The key innovation was the strategic inclusion of white stones (made of limestone or marble) embedded within the darker basalt paving stones of the grid-patterned roads. These light-colored stones served a practical purpose by providing a reflective capability, similar to modern "cat eyes," making the streets easier for residents to see and navigate after dark.

✅  The practical benefits of this design are clear. Enhanced visibility would reduce the risk of accidents, such as tripping or colliding with obstacles, and facilitate nighttime travel for both pedestrians and carts. This reflects the Romans' comprehensive approach to urban planning, considering the needs of the city's inhabitants at all hours.

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