The
Appian Way (
Latin and
Italian:
Via Appia) was one of the earliest and strategically most important
Roman roads of the ancient
republic. It connected
Rome to
Brindisi, in southeast
Italy. Its importance is indicated by its common name, recorded by
Statius:
- Appia teritur regina longarum viarum
- "the Appian way is the queen of the long roads"