Via Appia | |
 Section of the Regional Park - Rome | |
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| Location | Roman Forum, Rome to Brindisi |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°50′29″N 12°31′57″E / 41.84139°N 12.53250°E |
| Type | Roman road |
| History | |
| Builder | Appius Claudius Caecus, addition by Trajan (Via Appia Traiana) |
| Founded | 312–264 BC |
| Site notes | |
| Website | www |
| Official name | Via Appia. Regina Viarum |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii, iv, vi |
| Designated | 2024 |
| Reference no. | 1708 |
| Region | Southern Europe |
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"). The road is named after Appius Claudius Caecus,[4] the Roman censor who, during the Samnite Wars, began and completed the first section as a military road to the south in 312 BC.[5]
In July 2024, the Appian Way entered the UNESCO World Heritage List.[6]
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- ^ Silvae, 2.2.
- ^ Povoledo, Elisabetta (5 April 2008). "Past Catches Up With the Queen of Roads". New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
- ^ "The Appian Way is still a good military road". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. 4 June 1944. p. 4, section 2.
- ^ "Appian Way" in Chambers's Encyclopædia. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 1, p. 490.
- ^ "Italy's Ancient Roman Appian Way included in UNESCO World Heritage List". AP News. 27 July 2024.