Appian Way
Roman highway from Rome, Italy, to Brundisium 312 BC
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Summary
Appian Way is a Roman road[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of roman road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,480 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rome[3], Brindisi[4]
- Country: Italy[5]
- Commissioned by: Appius Claudius Caecus[6]
- Founder: Appius Claudius Caecus[7]
- Named after: Appius Claudius Caecus[8]
- Part of: Via Appia. Regina Viarum[9]
- Commons category: Via Appia Antica[10]
- Said to be the same as: Via Appia. Regina Viarum[11]
- Has part(s): Decennovium[12], Q139718893[13], Tomb of Caecilia Metella[14]
- Inception: 312 BC[15]
- Official website: https://www.camminodellappia.it[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Via Appia[17]
- Commons gallery: Via Appia[18]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[19], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[20], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], The New Student's Reference Work[27], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[29]
- Topic has template: Q22847937[30]
- Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[31], World Heritage Site[32]
- Native label: Via Appia[33]
- World Heritage criteria: (i)[34], (iii)[35], (iv)[36], (v)[37], (vi)[38]
Why It Matters
Appian Way has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]