Appian Way
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The Appian Way (Latin and Italian: Via Appia) is one of the earliest and strategically most important Roman roads of the ancient republic. It connected Rome to Brindisi, in southeast Italy.[1] Its importance is indicated by its common name, recorded by Statius,[2][3] of Appia longarum... regina viarum ("the Appian Way, the queen of the long roads").
Roman road
Via Appia | |
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| Location | Roman Forum, Rome to Brindisi |
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| Coordinates | 41°50′29″N 12°31′57″E |
| Type | Roman road |
| History | |
| Builder | Appius Claudius Caecus, addition by Trajan (Via Appia Traiana) |
| Founded | 312–264 BC |
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| Website | www |
The road is named after Appius Claudius Caecus,[4] the Roman censor who began and completed the first section as a military road to the south in 312 BC[5] during the Samnite Wars.