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Appian Way
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Ap·pi·an Way  (p-n)
An ancient Roman road between Rome and Capua, begun in a.d. 312 and later extended to Brindisi, with a total length of more than 563 km (350 mi).
Appian Way [ˈæpɪən]
n
(Placename) a Roman road in Italy, extending from Rome to Brindisi: begun in 312 bc by Appius Claudius Caecus. Length: about 560 km (350 miles)
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Noun1.Appian Way - an ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to BrindisiAppian Way - an ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to Brindisi; begun in 312 BC
Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
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Appian Way [ˈæpɪənˈweɪ] N → Vía f Apia
Appian Way
n → Appische Straße
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The lion supporters always showed up in force, but after the second game - Lions shut the Christians out, 42 to zip - there was such a chariot jam on the Apian Way that one poor guy, Flabeus Lateus, didn't get home until the Middle Ages.
AT LEAST YOU CAN'T SWIM IN L.A. AIR by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The larger companies have moved further out, some near the Apian Way to the south or in the direction of the airport -- several have clustered together, however, on the Via di Tor Cervara -- so many in fact are to be found there that it can be called Rome's Coffee Way.
Coffee pleasures of Rome. (On the Continent) by Bell, Jonathan / Tea & Coffee Trade Journal
The Roman poet Ovid may be best known in our own day for his book ``Metamorphoses,'' but during his own lifetime, Ovid's most popular poem was his epic of lost love titled ``I missed you at the Orgy of Bacchus because of construction work on the Apian Way.
OUR TRAFFIC WILL DRIVE US TO DRINK by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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