The map shows the fastest routes between the settlement of Lutetia (Paris) to Rome for fully ladden Roman Legions at a rapid march (brutally fast walking) and they were able to do this amazing feat of 1682kms in only 29 days, that's 59 kms a day lugging up to 46 kg of weight, depending on whether it was a vital march for a major uprising and may or may not have had baggage trains.
This travel time is based upon perfect, comfortable summer walking conditions with little to no rain and no ambushes/other military issues along the way. If this was just the comfortable movement of a single Legion accompanied with a full retinue of baggage trains, engineers, cooks, slaves, engineers, cavalry related equipment and the alae (auxillary cavalry of 120 riders) These pivotal cavalry, arguably the most important figures on a massive troop movement, would be busy as they would have been riding ahead with with professional scouts, trackers, secret service operators, small fighting detachments etc. So, this time line could be doubled, at least, to prevent illness, hurting the extremely valuable warhorses and ensuring baggage wagons not too overloaded to prevent broken wheels or axles.
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