the great road that stretched from Rome to Brindisi on Italy’s southern coast. Laid out in 312 B.C. and already famed in Caesar’s day, the Via Appia became known, in the centuries that ...
The Ancient Appian Way (Via Appia Antica) has a history that dates back to 312 B.C. and includes the site of Spartacus' execution (in 71 B.C.), the tomb of Caecilia Metella, and many a Roman ...
About 650 kilometres long, the ancient Via Appia goes through central and southern Italy. It was the first of Rome 's great roads built using innovative techniques; true masterpieces of civil ...