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Via Egnatia, 146 BCE to c. 1200 CE
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Via Egnatia, 146 BCE to c. 1200 CE

Via Egnatia was a major Roman road in the Balkans, stretching 1,120 kilometers (696 miles) from the Adriatic Sea in the west to the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara in the east. The western terminus is slightly...
Via Egnatia in Philippi
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Via Egnatia in Philippi

A stretch of the Via Egnatia in Philippi (Greece). The Via Egnatia crossed the Roman provinces of Illyricum, Macedonia, and Thrace, running through territory that is now part of modern Albania, the Republic of Macedonia...
Walking the Via Egnatia
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Walking the Via Egnatia

A 100 m-long portion of the Via Egnatia can be seen near the provincial town of Peqin, between Durrës and Elbasan (Albania). The pavement is about six metres wide with an Ottoman surface, a later repair of the earlier Byzantine...
Philippi
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Philippi

Philippi was an important city in eastern Macedon which flourished in the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine Periods. Situated between the Strymon and Nestos rivers, the city was valued in antiquity for its nearby gold mines. Site of...
Visitor’s Guide to Carsulae (San Damiano)
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Visitor’s Guide to Carsulae (San Damiano)

Carsulae in Umbria, central Italy, was founded c. 300 BCE and only became a prosperous urban centre after it was connected by the Via Flaminia towards the end of the 3rd century BCE. It was granted the status...
Via Flaminia at Carsulae
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Via Flaminia at Carsulae

The Via Flaminia was constructed for military purposes by Gaius Flaminius in 220 BCE. It went through the ancient town of Carsulae (Umbria, Italy) and became its main road (cardo maximus) of which 400 metres are still visible...
Via Sacra
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Via Sacra

Rubble strewn Via Sacra near the Rostra. On right side can be seen the remains of the Basilica Julia & off in the distance the three famous columns of the remain's of the Temple of Castor & Pollux
Via Appia
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Via Appia

The Via Appia near the Villa dei Quintili at mile V (Rome).
Via Appia at Terracina
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Via Appia at Terracina

A stretch of the Via Appia in the Forum Aemilianum of Tarracina (Terracina, Italy).
Via Appia at Minturnae
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Via Appia at Minturnae

A stretch of the Via Appia passing through the ancient city of Minturnae (Minturno, Italy).
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