Appian Way
Built in 312 BC by the Roman census Appius Claudius Caecus, the Appian Way is the oldest and most famous road built by the Romans. The 350 mile road was celebrated as the only connection to the seaports of southeastern Italy and thus Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. The complex construction of the Appian Way was a model for future Roman roads.

Fun Facts

• It took 68 years to build the Appian Way.


• Appian Way is often called "the queen of the long roads."


• It is said that some of the stones in the Appian Way fit so well that you could not slide a knife into the cracks.

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Appian Way