Lined with ruins, tombs, and hidden churches, the Appian Way is where history still breathes. We follow the first seven miles of Ancient Rome’s iconic road, from the Circus Maximus to forgotten ...

The Appian Way, begun in 312 BC, was the engineering wonder of its day. It connected Rome with Capua (near Naples), ignoring natural contours and running in a straight line for much of the way.

The discovery of the beautiful stone head happened right here, in the archaeological area of the Tombs of Via Latina, a satellite branch of the Appian Way Archaeological Park, directed by ...

by Rick Steves, September 26, 2024 | The Appian Way—built by Romans in 312 BC—still stands in many places, including at a park in Rome. A visit offers a glimpse into life 2,000 years ago.

The Appian Way is free to walk; entry to the park sites costs £7 and the catacombs cost £8.80. Citalia has three nights B&B at the Hotel Nazionale from £650 per person, including flights with ...

The tomb of St. Eusebius at the Catacombs of St. Callistus in Rome has been restored. Vatican officials celebrated the restoration Jun 4. After only four months as pontiff, Eusebius was exiled to ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Close to the start of the ancient Appian Way in Rome is the earliest known underground cemetery in the city, a network of catacombs containing remains of early Christian ...

The Appian Way Regional Park in Rome recently bid farewell to a "beautiful" stone head from antiquity, uncovered during the excavation of the fifth-century A.D. Basilica of Santo Stefano.

The Appian Way was called the “Queen of Roads.” Twenty-nine such highways fanned out from Rome, but this one was the first and remains the most legendary. For a time-warp road trip that will ...