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In comparison, a commonly-used portage in Greece was only 8km long: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diolkos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diolkos Much less work,

by wumpus 4y ago

In comparison, a commonly-used portage in Greece was only 8km long: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diolkos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diolkos Much less work, but of course much less benefit.

justsomehnguy 4y ago
>> the ancient trade and military route located on the shortest distance (ca. 70 kilometers) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%E2%80%93Volga_portage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%E2%80%93Volga_portage
- wumpus 4y ago
  Wow, that was used for a long time. The Greek one was 700 years.
  - Kon-Peki 4y ago
    There is another in North America that was used for thousands of years before the French found it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Portage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Portage