guy Posted 20 hours ago Report Share Posted 20 hours ago (edited) There have been numerous posts about Roman roads. Here is a short video summary about the construction of the via Appia. The Via Appia, often called the Regina Viarum—the “queen of roads”—was one of ancient Rome’s most important arterial routes, built in 312 BCE under the censor Appius Claudius Caecus to link the capital with southern Italy and ultimately the port of Brundisium, giving Rome a strategic military corridor and a commercial lifeline that shaped its expansion. Edited 17 hours ago by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidoLaMoto Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago Just as every situation in life is covered by an episode of Seinfeld, everything Roman is covered by an episode of Magister Craft. Not all roads were built to the enduring specs of the Via Appia. Omnes viae Romae ducunt.-- All roads lead to Rome. The milliareum aureum (the golden milestone) stood in The Forum and was the origin (caput viarum) from which all milestones were measured. BTW- a passum was actually two steps- a soldier's left, right, left, right etc.. With the average Roman about 5'6", a passum was 5-5.5 feet, so a Roman mile was pretty close to a modern mile. Was the 4850 feet claimed in the figure above actually measured from existing milestones or an estimate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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