The mausoleum stands along the Appian Way between ancient Caudium and Montesarchio.

The Appian Way, begun in 312 BC, was the engineering wonder of its day. It connected Rome with Capua (near Naples), ignoring natural contours and running in a straight line for much of the way.

Archaeologists have uncovered a monumental Roman funerary complex near the town of Apollosa in southern Italy’s Benevento province. The discovery of ancient gladiator carvings from the Roman era came ...

It's fitting that it was the expansion-minded ancient Romans who built Europe's first super highway — they understood the value of good roads to growing an empire. And the Appian Way, begun in 312 BC, ...

The search for the start of the Appian Way has so far uncovered relics from different periods. - Copyright AFP Filippo MONTEFORTE The search for the start of the ...

The project, conceived and coordinated by Gerardo Stefanelli, President of the Province of Latina, focuses on the development of the Appian Way’s stretch that runs between the Pontine Plain and the ...

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ROME, July 27 (Reuters) - The Appian Way, the ancient Romans' first highway and a tourist attraction in modern Rome, has been added to the United Nations' cultural heritage list. Known as the Regina ...

A five-bedroom villa on a wine estate, a two-bedroom apartment near Piazza Navona, and a one-bedroom penthouse with city ...

THE Roman Via Appia or Appian Way is the way of all flesh, all history, and all culture. Built in the year 312 B.C. as an improvement on an existing road (nature as such had not been seen in Italy ...

ROME – Italy’s ancient Roman Appian Way was admitted to the UNESCO World Heritage List on Saturday, becoming the country’s 60th entry on the list. At more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) long, the ...