Appian Way (Rome, Italy) : A church in ruins off the road
- Creator:
- unknown (Ancient Roman)
- Published/Created:
- road began in the Forum Romanum, Rome, Lazio, Italy
begun ca. 400 BCE - Date Depicted:
- 10/15/1997
8000 BC - 499 AD - Materials:
- gravel
mortar
stone - Notes:
- The Appian Way (Latin and Italian: Via Appia) was the most important ancient Roman road. It is also called the "the queen road". It connected Rome to Brindisi, Apulia in southeast Italy. The Roman army, for its success, depended on the use of highways to prepare for battle and to afterward refresh and re-equip. The specific Via Appia was used as a main route for military supplies for many years from the middle of the 4th century BC. The road began as a leveled dirt road upon which small stones and mortar are laid. Upon this gravel is laid, which was finally topped with tight fitting, and interlocking stones to provide a flat surface. Some of the stones were have said to fit so well that you could not slide a knife into the cracks.The road was crested in the middle (for water runoff) and had ditches on either side of the road which were protected by retaining walls.
- Variant Titles:
- Via Appia Antica
- Culture:
- Roman
- Accession Number:
- 1A3-R-R-VA-A16
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
- Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- business, commerce and trade; engineering and industry; manufacturing; military; war; Roads Design and construction; Roman Empire construction open spaces; roads; streets
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Module Three
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
10/15/1997 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10159998
- PID:
- digcoll:1796905