The ancient expression " all roads lead to Rome" is a phrase meaning that there are many different ways to achieve the same result.
This expression is very symbolic and thick with the history of the city of Rome during the Roman Empire in 300 BC.
At its peak, the Roman Empire built roads connecting the capital city of Rome with all of its empire's territories, such as Scotland (north), Portugal (west), Egypt (south), and Syria (east).
Based on this long history, a French theologian, Alain de Lille, included the phrase mille viae ducunt homines per saecula Romam or a thousand roads forever lead people to Rome, which was written in the Book of Parables or Liber Parabolarum in 1175.
This phrase has now become a motivational sentence that is never absent from being said by people so that they don't give up easily in achieving their goals.
Italy U-21 women's national volleyball team coach Gaetano Gagliardi may not have read Alain de Lille's Book of Parables, but in the locker room he probably keeps shouting "all roads lead to Rome."
The Italian U-21 national team faces the 2025 Women's U-21 World Volleyball Championship with a gaping wound.
Despite featuring new faces like Merit Adigwe, the Azzurri's defeat in the 2023 Women's U-21 World Volleyball Championship final against China remains a deep emotional wound.
A year later, Italy is trying to mend those wounds by looking forward to the 2024 Women's Volleyball European U-20 Championship.
The European Volleyball Championship held in Bulgaria and Ireland is expected to be a healing for Italy. Especially after their seniors, the Italian U-22 national team, ensured themselves to be the best in Europe in the same championship.
