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  ROMAN BATHS AND CITY WALLS

  Posted on F j, Y by flavia in

  Start this walk at the Circus Maximus, the most extensive stadium ever that could sit up to 300.000 spectators. The Appian Way originally started here in 312 BC. Walk along the Appian Way to reach the impressive walls of the well preserved Baths of Caracalla, where we learn how Ancient Romans spent their afternoons in these true leisure centers. […]

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  APPIAN WAY

  Posted on F j, Y by flavia in

  The Appian Way was the most important of all Roman roads. Built in 312 BC to reach down to Capua (north of Naples) when Romans started conquering South, it was later extended all the way to the port of Brindisi in 191 BC. It was always the main route to Rome from the South, and also from […]

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