Flaminian Way
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Date: 2008
Flaminian Way , one of the principal Roman roads , the greatest artery from Rome to Cisalpine Gaul. Construction was begun (220 BC) by Caius Flaminius. The road ran N from Rome to Narnia (modern Narni), to Mevania (Bevagna), NE to Nuceria (Nocera Umbria), thence N to the Burano River at Cales (Cagli), thence to the Metauro River, thence NE to Fanum Fortunae (Fano) on the Adriatic, thence along the coast NW to Ariminum (Rimini).
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