Via Aemilia

ancient road, Italy

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The Via Aemilia was an ancient Roman road in Italy, constructed in 187 BCE. It connected Ariminum (Rimini) on the Adriatic coast to Placentia (Piacenza) on the Po River. This road was crucial for Roman expansion and control in northern Italy, facilitating troop movement and trade. It passed through important towns like Bononia (Bologna) and Parma. The Via Aemilia was a significant artery in the Roman road system, contributing to the integration and development of the regions it traversed.1

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Roman road system
…Adriatic, where it joined the Via Aemilia, crossed the Rubicon, and led northwest; the Via Valeria, east across the peninsula by way of Lake Fucinus (Conca del Fucino); and the Via Latina, running southeast and joining the Via Appia near Capua. Their numerous feeder roads extending far into the Roman…
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…Adriatic, where it joined the Via Aemilia, crossed the Rubicon, and led northwest; the Via Valeria, east across the peninsula by way of Lake Fucinus (Conca del Fucino); and the Via Latina, running southeast and joining the Via Appia near Capua. Their numerous feeder roads extending far into the Roman…
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Emilia-Romagna
…name Emilia comes from the Via Aemilia, a Roman road that traversed the region from Ariminium (Rimini) in the southeast to Placentia (Piacenza) in the northwest; a modern railway closely follows its route. In popular usage the name was transferred to the area (which formed the eighth Augustan region of…
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…name Emilia comes from the Via Aemilia, a Roman road that traversed the region from Ariminium (Rimini) in the southeast to Placentia (Piacenza) in the northwest; a modern railway closely follows its route. In popular usage the name was transferred to the area (which formed the eighth Augustan region of…
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