A Classical Tour Through Italy and Sicily; Tending to Illustrate Some Districts, Which Have Not Been Described by Mr. Eustace, in His Classical Tour (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1819 edition. Excerpt: ... JOURNEY FROM ROME TO BENEVENTUM, ON THE APPIAN WAY. APPIA LONGARUM TERITUR REGINA VIARUM. The Via Appia, which was justly esteemed the grandest of all the Roman ways, owes its foundation to Appius Claudius, which, as well as the Aqua Appia, have derived their names from the above noble Roman, whose deeds have been commemorated in the following inscription: -- APPIVS CLAVDIVS C. F. CAECVS Censor. Cos. n. Diet. Interrex n. Fr. 11. Aed. cur. u. Q. tr. mil. in. complura oppida de Sumnitib. cepit. Subinorum et Thuscor. exercitam fudit, pacem fieri cum Pyrrho rege prohibuit, in censqra viam Appiam stravit, et aquam in urbem adduxit. Aedem Bellon.c fecit. He began his censorship in the year of Rome 441, from which period we may date the origin of these national undertakings. Frontiiius says, "Appia aqua inducta est ab Appio Claudto Censore, cui posteaCjsco cognomen fuit; M. Valerio Maximo, et P. Decio Mnre Coss. anno xx. post initium belli Samnitici, qui et vi Am Appiam a porta Capena usque ad urbem Capuam muniendam curavit." And Diodorus Siculus says, on the same subject, " Appiam viam, a se sic nominatam, magna ex parte duris lapidibus Roma Capuam constravit. Quod intervallum est stadiorum plus mille, et loca eminentia solo complanando, et depressa cavaque magnis aggeribus exaequando, universum aerarium publicnm exhausit." And another author, Pomponius, observes, " Posthunc Appius Claudius Appiam viam stravit, et aquam Claudiam induxit." From these authorities we are enabled to ascertain the author of these great and useful public works, and to judge of the enormous expense attending their execution. The next object for our consideration is the construction, form, and materials, of this celebrated way; of which we are enabled to judge by the...