ɪn ˈeɪntʃənt ˈɪzɹiːəl ðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt əvən ʌnpˈeɪvd jˈɛt ɛkstˈɛnsɪv ɹˈoʊd sˈɪstəm hˈæzbiːn ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tʊ ˈɛfɚts ˌʌndɚ kˈɪŋ sˈɑːlɑːmən hˈɜːzɑːɡ ænd dʒˈɪtʃɑːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, pˈiː. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn.
In ancient Israel the development of an unpaved yet extensive road system has been attributed to efforts under King Solomon (Herzog and Gichon, 1978, p. 121).