all roads lead to rome

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How do you pronounce all roads lead to rome?

The recorded pronunciation is [ɑlː ɹɔʊds liːd̥ tʰɪu̯ː ɹɔʊm].

What does all roads lead to rome mean?

Different paths can take one to the same goal.

Where does all roads lead to rome come from?

Modern wording of medieval sentiment; apparently originally a reference to Roman roads generally and the Milliarium Aureum (Golden Milestone) specifically. Appears in the Latin form mīlle viae dūcunt hominēs per saecula Rōmam (“a thousand roads lead men forever to Rome”) in Liber Parabolarum, 591 (1175), by Alain de Lille. The earliest English form appears to be “right as diverse pathes leden the folk the righte wey to Rome”, in A Treatise on the Astrolabe (Prologue, ll. 39–40), 1391, by Geoffrey Chaucer.

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