Let’s venture into the Roman countryside to explore “the queen of the long roads" - the Appian Way (Via Appia), the iconic ancient road, which began the fame of the eternal city as the best-connected one of antiquity. It allowed two carts to pass each other or 5 soldiers to march alongside one another, which significantly increased the pace at which the troops could be deployed and remarkably sped up the delivery of supplies and equipment.
By the ancient Romans the Appian Way was perceived as the best place for burial as the inhumation inside the Pomerium was prohibited by the law, hence alongside Appian Way we can find thousands of different funerary structures. Via Appia, being one of the busiest ways of antiquity, wasn't only the most accessible place, but also ensured the tomb owners' eternal remembrance having been seen by hundreds of thousands of passers-by. Even the most affluent ones like the emperor Maxentius or Caecilia Metella planned their funerary structures here.
Interestingly, among many different kinds of burials there have been discovered two mummies, Egyptian in style, featuring characteristic colorful masks!
Let's take a look at some of the tombs, try to decipher the lives of their owners, and learn more about the history of this wonderful place!
Explored in December 2022.
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