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🏺 Via Appia. Regina Viarum: The Appia Traiana along the Adriatic coast, through Egnatia

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🏺 Via Appia. Regina Viarum: The Appia Traiana along the Adriatic coast, through Egnatia
Roman imperial road built by Emperor Trajan in the early 2nd century AD


🕐 3 min read · Updated 11 Apr 2026 at 04:03

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📌 Fast Facts
  • Built: Early 2nd century AD under Emperor Trajan
  • Length: Approximately 350 kilometres from Rome to Brindisi
  • Region: Southern Italy, including the Adriatic coast and Egnatia
  • UNESCO inscription: 1997

The Appia Traiana is a Roman imperial road in southern Italy that extends the original Via Appia eastward ...

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