Via XVIII

Via Nova, Via XVIII, Geira
Via XVIII near A Pontenova, Lobios
Mansios along Via Nova
LocationRoman province of Hispania from Bracara Augusta (Braga) to Asturica Augusta (Astorga)
TypeRoman road
History
BuilderRoman Empire, Vespasian and Titus
Periods79 BC - 80 BC

The Via Nova or Via XVIII in the Antonine Itinerary[1][2] (also known as Geira) is a Roman road which linked the cities of Bracara Augusta (current Braga[3]) and Asturica Augusta (current Astorga), with a length of about 210 roman miles (about 330 kilometers).

  1. ^ Parthey, Gustav Friedrich Constantin; Pinder, Moritz Edward (1848). Iternerarium Antonini Avgvsti et Hierosolymitanvm ex libris manvscriptis ediderunt G. Parthey et M. Pinder (in Latin). New York Public Library. Berolini, F. Nicolai. p. 201.
  2. ^ Lemos; Batista (1995). "Estudo de um troço da via XVIII do Itinerário Antonino na Serra do Gerês (a Geira Romana)" (PDF). Cadernos de Arqueologia, Série II, 12-13: 113–133.
  3. ^ Lemos, Francisco de Sande (2002). "Bracara Augusta - a grande plataforma viária do Noroeste da Hispania". Forum (in Portuguese) (31): 95–127. ISSN 0871-0422.