Building of the Appian Way
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Engineering, Engineers, Transportation, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Italy
- Date: 312-264
Article abstract: The Appian Way, a major highway, improved transportation of people and goods within the Roman Empire.
Summary of Event
During the first centuries of the Roman conquest of Italy, there were no major roads to connect the growing city on the Tiber River with other areas on the peninsula. Whereas the Persians had created a partially paved road system through their wide domain, Italian travel was limited before 300 b.c.e. In the early fourth century, short gravel or dirt trackways reached out from Rome to Alba Longa 12 miles (19 kilometers)...
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