Appiuse tee

Appiuse tee (ladina ja itaalia keeles Via Appia) oli üks vanematest ja strateegiliselt olulisematest teedest Roomas.

Appiuse teed hakati rajama tsensor Appius Claudiuse algatusel 312. aastal eKr, täienduseks 334 eKr rajatud Ladina teele (ladina keeles Via Latina), mis ühendas Roomat Capua lähistel asunud Calvi kolooniaga. Statius on nimetanud Appiuse teed pikkade teede kuningannaks:^[1]

“Appia teritur regina longarum viarum.^[2]”

Appius Claudiuse järgi nime saanud tee ühendas algselt Roomat Capuaga, hiljem pikendati teed Brundisiumini (Brindisi). Teed pidi peeti ühendust Kreeka, Egiptuse ja Väike-Aasiaga.

Tee valmis peamiselt 3 järgus:

IV sajand eKr – valmis 195 km pikkune teelõik kuni Capuani,
III sajand eKr – valmis lühike teelõik Capuast Beneventumini,
II sajand eKr II pool, kuni 122 eKr – teed pikendati kuni Brundisiumini.

Marsruut

Rooma

Aricia

Anxur (88 km)

Fundi

Formiae (142 km)

Minturnae

Sinuessa

Capua (195 km)

Beneventum

Venusia

Silvium

Tarentum

Uria

Brundisium (540 km)

Viited

↑ Povoledo, Elisabetta (5. aprill 2008). "Past Catches Up With the Queen of Roads". New York Times. Vaadatud 26.12.2012. In ancient times the Appian Way, which links Rome to the southern city of Brindisi, was known as the regina viarum, the queen of the roads. But these days its crown appears to be tarnished by chronic traffic congestion, vandalism and, some of its guardians grumble, illegal development.
↑ Silvae, 2.2

[1] Povoledo, Elisabetta (5. aprill 2008). "Past Catches Up With the Queen of Roads". New York Times. Vaadatud 26.12.2012. In ancient times the Appian Way, which links Rome to the southern city of Brindisi, was known as the regina viarum, the queen of the roads. But these days its crown appears to be tarnished by chronic traffic congestion, vandalism and, some of its guardians grumble, illegal development.

[2] Silvae, 2.2

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