guy Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 (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 Thursday at 03:50 PM by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidoLaMoto Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 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...
caesar novus Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago On 8/19/2026 at 7:08 AM, guidoLaMoto said: every situation in life is covered by an episode of Seinfeld Some Venn diagrams would be interesting because those Seinfeld scenarios were not just triumphs of the imagination. YT has an interview of Jason Alexander who played George, and said his scenarios were based on true experiences of co-creator Larry David, pictured below in a later series also based on his life. Excerpts sound like the writing is top notch but the acting not. Speaking of actor criticism, Jason described in his cold clinical way (opposite of his volatile character) the origin to what I think was their peak moments. Getting George free of his fiance (Susan?) eventually thru accidental invitations poisoning was because Jason couldn't bear working with that actress. Hopefully not based on a real involuntary manslaughter... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidoLaMoto Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago Very clever of you to find a pic of Larry David in Roman garb to keep it pertaining to this forum. I wonder if David and Seinfeld were conscious in their writing of the allusion they created that the George, Jerry and Kramer characters corresponded to Freud's id, ego & superego? (Latin terms, BTW) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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