Via Appia

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

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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 Appian Way
surface form: Via Appia Antica

Via Appia self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 Rome
surface form: Catacombs of San Callisto

Catacombs of Rome
surface form: Catacombs of San Sebastiano
nicknamed regina viarum
nicknameMeaning queen of roads
originalPurpose administrative route
military road
trade route
partiallyPreservedAs archaeological site
partOf Roman roads
surface form: 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

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Roman roads hasPart Via Appia
Catacombs of Rome locatedAlong Via Appia
this entity surface form: Via Appia Antica
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital contains Via Appia
this entity surface form: Via Appia Antica archaeological area
Via Appia hasPart Via Appia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Via Appia Nuova
Via Egnatia connectsWith Via Appia
Capua connectedBy Via Appia
Alban Hills near Via Appia
Porta San Giovanni in the Aurelian Walls connectsTo Via Appia
this entity surface form: Via Appia Nuova
Formiae locatedOn Via Appia
Formiae roadConnection Via Appia
Brundisium connectedBy Via Appia
regina viarum appliedTo Via Appia
subject surface form: Regina viarum
regina viarum relatedConcept Via Appia
subject surface form: Regina viarum
Beneventum traversedBy Via Appia
Liternum roadAccessedBy Via Appia
this entity surface form: Via Appia (nearby connection)
Maleventum locatedOn Via Appia
Venusia roadConnection Via Appia
Venusia roadConnection Via Appia
this entity surface form: Via Appia extension to Brundisium
Caracalla associatedBuilding Via Appia
this entity surface form: Via Appia (near Baths of Caracalla)
Aricia onRoute Via Appia
Lanuvium hasRoadConnection Via Appia
Caecus associatedWith Via Appia
subject surface form: Appius Claudius Caecus
Via Latina parallelTo Via Appia
Via Domitiana connectedTo Via Appia
Circus of Maxentius on the Via Appia locatedIn Via Appia
subject surface form: Circus of Maxentius
this entity surface form: Via Appia Antica
Castelli Romani near Via Appia
Via Severiana connectedTo Via Appia
Formia roadConnection Via Appia
Fondi hasTransportConnection Via Appia
Minturno locatedOn Via Appia
Fundi locatedOn Via Appia
Anxur locatedOn Via Appia