The search for the start of the Appian Way has so far uncovered relics from different periods. - Copyright AFP Filippo MONTEFORTE The search for the start of the ...

The Appian Way, begun in 312 BC, was the engineering wonder of its day. It connected Rome with Capua (near Naples), ignoring natural contours and running in a straight line for much of the way.

ROME (AP) - In ancient times, chariot-racing was a favorite spectator sport along the Via Appia Antica, the old Appian Way. Today, watching joggers and bikers might be the 21st-century equivalent for ...

At the upcoming 27th Mediterranean Archaeological Tourism Exchange, scheduled from October 30 to November 2, 2025, in Paestum ...

It's fitting that it was the expansion-minded ancient Romans who built Europe's first super highway — they understood the value of good roads to growing an empire. And the Appian Way, begun in 312 BC, ...

ROME, July 27 (Reuters) - The Appian Way, the ancient Romans' first highway and a tourist attraction in modern Rome, has been added to the United Nations' cultural heritage list. Known as the Regina ...

Stretching from the heart of Rome into the Italian countryside, the Appian Way is more than just a road—it’s a path through history. Built over 2,000 years ago, this ancient highway carried armies, ...

Lined with ruins, tombs, and hidden churches, the Appian Way is where history still breathes. We follow the first seven miles of Ancient Rome’s iconic road, from the Circus Maximus to forgotten villas ...

THE Roman Via Appia or Appian Way is the way of all flesh, all history, and all culture. Built in the year 312 B.C. as an improvement on an existing road (nature as such had not been seen in Italy ...

ROME - In ancient times, chariot-racing was a favorite spectator sport along the Via Appia Antica, the old Appian Way. Today, watching joggers and cyclists might be the 21st-century equivalent for ...