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Appian

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Ap´pi`an
a.1.Of or pertaining to Appius.
Appian Way
the great paved highway from ancient Rome trough Capua to Brundisium, now Brindisi, constructed partly by Appius Claudius, about 312 b. c.
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The Appian Way is here yet, and looking much as it did, perhaps, when the triumphal processions of the Emperors moved over it in other days bringing fettered princes from the confines of the earth.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
The road which the carriage now traversed was the ancient Appian Way, and bordered with tombs.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
 
 
 
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