About the Via Militaris
The Via Militaris is a Roman road about 218 km long in the Itiner-e atlas of ancient roads. It is mapped as 11 separate segments within Turkey. 9 Roman places lie along it, from Constantinopolis to Hadrianoupolis.
The Via Militaris is better documented than most: 51% of the length is classed as certain, and 49% is conjectured.
- 218 kmlength
- 11segments
- 9Roman places
- 1country
How sure are we where it ran?
| How certain | Length (km) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certain | 110 | 51% |
| Conjectured | 108 | 49% |
| 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 Militaris goes
| Country | Length (km) |
|---|---|
| Turkey | 171 |
Roman places along the Via Militaris
In order along the route, from Constantinopolis to Hadrianoupolis. Names are the Roman ones from the Pleiades gazetteer.
- Constantinopolis
- Sely(m)bria
- Perinthus
- Tzouroulon
- Dr(o)usipara
- Berg(o)ule
- Burtudizon
- Ostudizum
- Hadrianoupolis
Modern towns near the route
These towns and cities are within about 4 km of the road, in route order.
- Zeytinburnu (Türkiye)
- Merter Keresteciler (Türkiye)
- Güngören Merter (Türkiye)
- Bahçelievler (Türkiye)
- Küçükçekmece (Türkiye)
- Esenyurt (Türkiye)
- Yakuplu (Türkiye)
- Beylikdüzü (Türkiye)
- Gürpınar (Türkiye)
- Büyükçekmece (Türkiye)
- Mimarsinan (Türkiye)
- Tepecik (Türkiye)
- Kavaklı (Türkiye)
- Silivri (Türkiye)
- Çorlu (Türkiye)
- Lüleburgaz (Türkiye)
- Babaeski (Türkiye)
- Edirne (Türkiye)
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 11 segments (segments citing each in brackets): [1] TIB 12 (11): Külzer, Andreas (2008). Tabula Imperii Byzantini 12: Ostthrakien (Europe). Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien.. Route lines: Itiner-e, CC BY 4.0. See all data sources and licences.
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