Via_Claudia_Nova

Via Claudia Nova

Via Claudia Nova

Roman road, built in 47 AD by the Roman emperor Claudius


The Via Claudia Nova was an ancient Roman road, built in 47 AD by the Roman emperor Claudius to connect the Via Caecilia with the Via Valeria in central Italy.

Via Claudia Nova (in yellow)

There is no precise information about the road's route: according to some sources,[who?] it started from Amiternum, while for others it began at Civitatomassa, currently a frazione of Scoppito. It joined the Via Claudia Valeria near Popoli, at the confluence of the Tirino and Aterno rivers. It passed, among the others, through the ancient cities of Peltuinum, and Ocriticum, where a temple dedicated to Jupiter existed.


References

    Sources

    • Le strade dell'Italia romana. Touring Club Italiano. 2004. p. 106.




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