All roads lead to Rome

The origin comes from the Medieval Latin proverb: "Mille viae ducunt homines per saecula Romam," the proverb translated into Modern English being: "A thousand roads lead men forever to Rome." The proverb was written in 1175 by Alain de Lille in the Liber Parabolarum (English: Book of Proverbs). It was first written in English on A Treatise on the Astrolabe in 1391 by Geoffrey Chaucer. The proverb, written in Middle English, being: "Right as diverse pathes leden diverse folk the righte way to Rome." The proverb is referencing the fact all major roads in the Roman Empire led to the Milliarium Aureum. ==Synonyms==

• All roads lead to Mecca • All roads lead to Sydney • All ways lead to one destination • All activities lead to the center of things • All paths lead to the center of things • Different paths can take (one) to the same goal • Many different methods will produce the same result • There's more than one way to skin a cat • There is more than one solution • There's more than one way to cook an egg • There's more than one way to peel an orange • There's more than one way to crack an egg • There are many different routes to the same goal • There are many ways to skin cats ==Antonyms==

• There is just one way • There is only one way • There is no other way • There is only one solution • There is no alternative • There is no other solution • This is the only way ==Notes==