Via Traiana

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Via Traiana was an ancient Roman road built by Emperor Trajan to provide a shorter, more efficient route across southern Italy between Beneventum and the Adriatic coast.

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Label Occurrences
Via Traiana canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman infrastructure project
ancient Roman road
adjacentTo Adriatic coast NERFINISHED
associatedWith Trajan's public works program NERFINISHED
builder Emperor Trajan NERFINISHED
connects Adriatic Sea NERFINISHED
Beneventum NERFINISHED
Brundisium NERFINISHED
constructionStart early 2nd century AD
country Roman Empire
endPoint Brundisium NERFINISHED
follows route between Beneventum and the Adriatic coast
hasHeritageStatus archaeological site
hasHistoricalSignificance improved overland connection between Rome and ports to the eastern Mediterranean
hasLatinName Via Traiana NERFINISHED
hasPart bridges
milestones
paved roadway
hasPreservedSectionsIn Apulia NERFINISHED
Campania NERFINISHED
hasType long-distance road
heritageDesignation protected cultural property in Italy
historicalPeriod High Roman Empire NERFINISHED
inUseDuring Roman Empire NERFINISHED
languageOfName Latin
locatedIn Italy
southern Italy NERFINISHED
namedAfter Trajan NERFINISHED
namedBy modern historians
partOf Roman road network
passesNear Barium NERFINISHED
Canusium NERFINISHED
Egnatia NERFINISHED
passesThrough Apulia NERFINISHED
Campania NERFINISHED
precededBy Via Appia on the route to Brundisium
purpose improve communications between Rome and the eastern provinces
provide a shorter route than the Via Appia between Beneventum and Brundisium
regionServed Apulia et Calabria NERFINISHED
Campania et Samnium NERFINISHED
shorterThan Via Appia on the route from Beneventum to Brundisium
startPoint Beneventum NERFINISHED
transportMode road transport
usedFor civilian travel
military movements
trade

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Brundisium connectedBy Via Traiana
Beneventum traversedBy Via Traiana
Maleventum locatedOn Via Traiana