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Appian Way
ancient road, Italy
Also known as: Via Appia
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July 30, 2024, 10:25 AM ET (Smithsonian Magazine)
Ancient Rome’s Appian Way Is Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Appian Way, the first and most famous of the ancient Roman roads, running from Rome to Campania and southern Italy. The Appian Way was begun in 312 bce by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus. At first it ran only 132 miles (212 km) from Rome south-southeastward to ancient Capua, in Campania, but by about 244 bce it had been extended another 230 miles (370 km) southeastward to reach the port of Brundisium (Brindisi), situated in the “heel” of Italy and lying along the Adriatic Sea. From Rome southward the Appian Way’s course was almost straight until it reached Tarracina (Terracina) ...(100 of 303 words)