# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CfovtZUu_x4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11680100-natgeo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/29afefd077.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-07-05T16:05:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photos by andrea_frazzetta | The Appian Way saw the splendor of Roman times and centuries of journeys, trade, and pilgrimages. Today the monumental complexes raised in surroundings of such rare beauty are a unique historical legacy.
After a long period of neglect, a revitalization is under way with the aim of reestablishing the route and saving the immense archaeological heritage spread along its path.
Seen in this carousel: The Amphitheater of Capua, the second biggest arena, after the Colosseum, and home of the first and most famous gladiator school;
one of the most significant findings made thus far on the Via Appia: a bust that historians refer to as the Philosopher’s head;
Sunday afternoon in Rome's Aqueducts Park, crossroads of the water network of ancient Rome, part of the Appia Antica Regional Park;
the Appian Way lost among wheat fields in the Basilicata region. A nearby necropolis was recently discovered during excavations along the route.
For the full story on this Roman-era "superhighway"—written by ninastrochlic—visit the link in bio. Follow me andrea_frazzetta for more images from this project. 
#Italy #appianway #Roma #lastrada

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italy, lastrada, roma, appianway

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