All roads lead to Rome

Cultural  

1. All paths or activities lead to the center of things. This was literally true in the days of the Roman Empire, when all the empire's roads radiated out from the capital city, Rome.

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all roads lead to Rome Idioms  

1. Many different methods will produce the same result. For example, So long as you meet the deadline, I don't care how much help you get—all roads lead to Rome. Based on the fact that the Roman Empire's excellent road system radiated from the capital like the spokes of a wheel, this metaphor was already being used in the 1100s.

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Example Sentences

As the old saying goes, “all roads lead to Rome.”

From Salon

“All roads lead to Rome, and all wires lead to the server.”

From Literature

And like all roads lead to Rome, here all plot strands led to a grand finale of “We Will Rock You,” “We Are the Champions” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” — the latter so hard to integrate into a story even this far-fetched that Elton didn’t even try and just tacked it on as an encore.

From New York Times

They say that all roads lead to Rome.

From Washington Post

They used to say that all roads lead to Rome.

From BBC