Historian Michelangelo Cagiano de Azevedo points out that along the Roman roads, “there were mansiones, full - fledged hotels, with stores, stables, and accommodations for their staff; between two successive mansiones, there were a number of mutationes, or stopover points, where one could change horses or vehicles and find supplies. ”
Ajaloolane Michelangelo Cagiano de Azevedo juhib tähelepanu sellele, et Rooma teede ääres „olid mansio’d, normikohased võõrastemajad, koos toiduvarude, tallide ja sealsete tööliste eluruumidega; kahe mansio vahel oli rida mutatio’sid ehk jaamasid, kus sai vahetada hobuseid või sõidukit ning leida varustust ”.