Along the Via Appia: Rome's Ancient Appian Way

Rome's Via Appia, the Appian Way, takes travelers back to 312 BC.

Originally built as a military route, the Via Appia launched an expansion that spurred the saying, "all roads lead to Rome." The road wends pasts the churches, tombs, catacombs and other monuments that dot the landscape. The view changes with the seasons, exploding in spring with purple wisteria and verdant year-round with tall cypress trees.

Pass through Rome's ancient wall and wander along this ancient road with the full-col...