Mile Marker One, Via Appia Antica - Rome, Italy
N 41° 52.343 E 012° 30.120
33T E 292701 N 4638624
Here you will find a copy of the small column marking mile I (1), with inscriptions of Vespasian and of Nerva (the original may be found on the balustrade of Piazza del Campidoglio).
Waymark Code: WMPPMB
Location: Lazio, Italy
Date Posted: 10/02/2015
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The roman numeral I in the top band indicates that it is one mile away from the Milliarium Aureum, the point where all roads were supposed to begin.
Via Appia Antica, ancient Rome’s “Queen of Roads”, was once one of the world’s most important roads. It was originally built in 312 BC by Appius Claudius Caecus, the then-censor of Rome, who began and completed the first section as a military road to the south. The Via Appia, would eventually run all the way from Rome to the port city of Brindisi.
Most Relevant Historical Period: Roman Empire > 27 B.C.
Condition: Completely intact or reconstructed
Admission Fee: Not listed
Opening days/times: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
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