The Appian Way: From Its Foundation to the Middle Ages

by Ivana Della Portella and Ivana Della Portella Giuseppina Sartorio Pisani Francesca Ventre

The Appian Way was the first great artery from Rome to southern Italy and the model for all roads originating in the ancient capital. Conceived by Appius Claudius in 312 B.C., the thoroughfare provided easy access to Capua, the most important junction in southern Italy, and facilitated Roman expansion into the southern peninsula. Paved in black basalt, the road was flanked by level pedestrian footpaths and bordered by tombs, villas, and pleasant rest...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892367520
• ISBN13: 9780892367528
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 10.5"