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Roman tombs lining the Appian Way Remains of Roman tombs lining the Appian Way (begun 312 BC), Rome.

Appian Way

ancient road, Italy
Also known as: Via Appia
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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...

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