Mansio
Official stopping place on a Roman road / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In the Roman Empire, a mansio (from the Latin word mansus, the perfect passive participle of manere "to remain" or "to stay") was an official stopping place on a Roman road, or via, maintained by the central government for the use of officials and those on official business whilst travelling.[citation needed]