Appian Way, or Via Appia, most famous of the Roman roads, built (312 ) under Appius Claudius Caecus. It connected Rome with

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Appian Way, or Via Appia, most famous of the Roman roads, built (312 ) under Appius Claudius Caecus. It connected Rome with Capua and was later extended to Beneventum (now Benevento), Tarentum (Taranto), and Brundisium (Brindisi). It was the chief highway to Greece and the East. Its total length was more than 350 mi (563 km).

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