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Travellers camped every night of the Castrum erecting along the Roman roads and was greatly frequented the Via Appia, so that although it continued to stay in their camps were set up staging points for both the army and for wayfarers. The Appian Way linking the capital to Brindisi, through Capua, Benevento and Taranto.The Romans had to understand how important she was named Queen Viarum.The Appia went to Pompeii and walked the famous streets that saw the legendary exploits of the gladiator Spartacus, directed first to Lucania and then on his way back to the center of the peninsula.The road starts from the Aurelian Walls and ergo moves toward the Alban Hills, but it seems that in imperial times the path principle had Capena door, then along the Baths of Caracalla.Especially the first part of the street is to remember the custom of ancient times, he saw people burying their dead near the road, in fact the streets near the capital showed gravestones or tombs of different bill.Mainly, in addition to the usual military reasons, Appia had value for trade and trade with Greece, the Orient in general and Egypt.This was great and the importance of this road that we must report the name of one of those who were instructed to maintain active use: was appointed curator Appiae fact none other than Julius Caesar.

The Cassia passed through an area known to the Romans, inhabited by the Etruscans from Etruria that formed.Many are the epic deeds of these sites from the old cohorts, while gradually after the age of the Etruscan kings in Rome was able to absorb this civilization.The road ran from Rome (Ponte Milvio) to Clusium (closed) Arretium (Arezzo) and after several phases reached Florence, then called Florentia.In the following period there was also an extension to join the current Salaria towards the Tyrrhenian coast.Amended in the Middle Ages came to us and is still used to show the ability of the Ancient Romans.Among the towns affected is to highlight the famous Vejo called “The Trojan Etrusca”.The Via Cassia was a commercial role of considerable interest, but also allowed rapid movement towards the army Cispadana that had importance in terms of tactics and strategy.To admire along the way, the stages were offered from the apparatus of the volcanic Vulsini, where among other measures could be taken to reach the spa hot plains of Viterbo to remember how much importance the Romans gave the thermal waters.By the time the distance reached by Cassia was unthinkable, yet he performed one of the steps that will lead the Roman Empire to reach every place, not to mention the direct routes to Africa or those headed for Britain.

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