About the Via Appia (Appian Way)
The Via Appia (Appian Way) is a Roman road about 576 km long in the Itiner-e atlas of ancient roads. It is mapped as 38 separate segments within Italy. 21 Roman places lie along it, from Brundisium to Roma.
Only 16% of the Via Appia is classed as certain; 84% is conjectured.
- 576 kmlength
- 38segments
- 21Roman places
- 1country
How sure are we where it ran?
| How certain | Length (km) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certain | 93 | 16% |
| Conjectured | 483 | 84% |
| Hypothetical | 0 | 0% |
Certain: well documented, mapped to within about 50 to 200 m. Conjectured: known road, course less precisely documented. Hypothetical: route not pinned down, or existence uncertain.
Where the Via Appia goes
| Country | Length (km) |
|---|---|
| Italy | 573 |
Roman places along the Via Appia
In order along the route, from Brundisium to Roma. Names are the Roman ones from the Pleiades gazetteer.
- Brundisium
- Uria
- Taras
- Silvium
- Venusia
- Aquilonia
- In Honoratianum
- Frigento
- Aeclanum
- Beneventum
- Caudium
- Capua
- Sinues(s)a
- Minturnae
- Formiae
- Fundi
- Tarracina(e)
- S. Gennaro
- Castra Albana
- Bovillae
- Roma
Modern towns near the route
These towns and cities are within about 4 km of the road, in route order.
- Brindisi (Italy)
- Mesagne (Italy)
- Francavilla Fontana (Italy)
- Taranto (Italy)
- Altamura (Italy)
- Gravina in Puglia (Italy)
- Benevento (Italy)
- Maddaloni (Italy)
- San Nicola la Strada (Italy)
- Caserta (Italy)
- Marcianise (Italy)
- Santa Maria Capua Vetere (Italy)
- Mondragone (Italy)
- Formia (Italy)
- Fondi (Italy)
- Terracina (Italy)
- Cisterna di Latina (Italy)
- Velletri (Italy)
- Genzano di Roma (Italy)
- Ariccia (Italy)
- Albano Laziale (Italy)
- Marino (Italy)
- Ciampino (Italy)
- Rome (Italy)
- Esquilino (Italy)
Source
Road name as recorded in the Itinerary field of Itiner-e (version 2024 1.3, doi:10.5281/zenodo.17122148). Sources most often cited by its 38 segments (segments citing each in brackets): [1] Appia Regina Viarum (38): Appia Regina Viarum. http://appia.beniculturali.it/appia/. [2] Zocco 2014 (3): short reference only, not listed in the Itiner-e bibliography file.. Route lines: Itiner-e, CC BY 4.0. See all data sources and licences.
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