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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Via Traiana canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.