Via Appia

E36820

ancient Roman road cultural heritage site transportation route

Via Appia is one of the earliest and most important ancient Roman roads, historically serving as a major route connecting Rome to southern Italy.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman road → cultural heritage site → transportation route →
alsoKnownAs	Appian Way →
associatedWithEvent	Spartacus revolt crucifixions along the road →
builtBy	Appius Claudius Caecus →
builtUnderAuthorityOf	Roman censors →
connects	Beneventum → Brundisium → Capua → Rome → Tarentum →
constructionStart	312 BC →
country	Italy →
endPoint	Brindisi → Brundisium →
feature	bridges → causeways → milestones → tomb monuments along the roadside →
hasPart	Via Appia Antica → Via Appia Nuova →
heritageStatus	protected cultural property in Italy →
historicalPeriod	Roman Republic →
locatedIn	Italy → Rome →
mentionedIn	ancient Roman literature →
modernUse	local roadway in Rome → tourist attraction →
namedAfter	Appius Claudius Caecus →
near	Catacombs of San Callisto → Catacombs of San Sebastiano →
nicknamed	regina viarum →
nicknameMeaning	queen of roads →
originalPurpose	administrative route → military road → trade route →
partiallyPreservedAs	archaeological site →
partOf	Roman road network →
passesThrough	Apulia → Calabria → Campania → Latium →
significance	one of the earliest Roman paved roads → one of the most important roads of the Roman Republic →
startPoint	Rome →
surfaceMaterial	stone paving →
usedFor	civilian travel → commercial transport → movement of Roman legions →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Roman roads → Via Appia ("Via Appia Nuova") →	hasPart
Capua →	connectedBy
Via Egnatia →	connectsWith
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital ("Via Appia Antica archaeological area") →	contains
Catacombs of Rome ("Via Appia Antica") →	locatedAlong
Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport →	locatedNear
Alban Hills →	near
Appius Claudius Caecus →	notableWork