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Appian Way
Appian Way , Lat. Via Appia, most famous of the Roman roads , built (312 BC) under Appius Claudius Caecus. It connected Rome with Capua and was later extended to Beneventum (now Benevento), Tarentum (Taranto), and Brundisium (Brindisi). It was the chief highway to Greece and the East. Its total l... Read more
Claudius
Claudius ancient Roman gens. Appius Claudius Sabinus Inregillenis or Regillensis was a Sabine; he came (c.504 BC) with his tribe to Rome. While consul (495), his severe interpretation of the laws of debt caused the temporary emigration of the general citizenry (the plebs , as distinct from the ... Read more
Virginia
Virginia in Roman legend, daughter of the centurion Virginius. Her father stabbed her to save her from the lust of Appius Claudius Crassus, decemvir. This precipitated the fall of the decemvirs. The story occurs often in literature. ... Read more
Claudius Lysias
Claudius Lysias , in the Acts of the Apostles, official at Jerusalem who saved Paul from the mob. ... Read more
Agabus
Agabus , in the New Testament, prophet who foretold the famine in the time of Claudius Caesar and the imprisonment of Paul. ... Read more
Messalina
Messalina (Valeria Messalina) , d. AD 48, Roman empress, wife of Claudius I . She was the mother of his children, Britannicus and Octavia. Her reputation for greed and lust was supposedly unknown to her husband until, in Claudius' absence, she publicly married her lover Caius Silius. A politica... Read more
Claudius I
Claudius I (Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus) , 10 BC-AD 54, Roman emperor (AD 41-AD 54), son of Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus and thus nephew of Tiberius . When Caligula was murdered (AD 41), the soldiers found Claudius, who had been of little importance, hiding in abject terror behi... Read more
John Dennis
John Dennis 1657-1734, English critic and playwright. Best known for his critical works, which include Grounds of Criticism in Poetry (1704) and An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Shakespeare (1712), Dennis was also the author of several unsuccessful tragedies. His Appius and Virginia (17... Read more
Caractacus
Caractacus or Caradoc , fl. AD 50, British king; son of Cymbeline. After the Roman invasion of AD 43, he led British resistance until defeated in AD 50. He was captured and taken to Rome. Emperor Claudius, admiring his courage, spared his life. ... Read more
Tacitus
Tacitus (Marcus Claudius Tacitus) , d. 276, Roman emperor (275-76). An elderly senator with a reputation for honesty and vigor, he was chosen by the senate to succeed the murdered Aurelian . He failed to restore the glory of the senate, and after reigning only a few months he died when on campaig... Read more

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Claudius
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...NE of Rome. His Sabine name was Attius Clausus. Appius Claudius Crassus was a decemvir (451-449 BC), one of...killed and which led to the fall of the decemvirs. Appius Claudius Caecus, while censor (312-308 BC), increased the...
Appian Way
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Appian Way , Lat. Via Appia, most famous of the Roman roads , built (312 BC) under Appius Claudius Caecus. It connected Rome with Capua and was later extended to Beneventum (now Benevento), Tarentum (Taranto), and Brundisium...

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every
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...found earlier in Latin as a saying of the Roman censor Appius Claudius Caecus (4th–3rd century bc ), ‘but experience has shown what Appius said in his verses to be true, that each man is the...
Appian Way
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Appian Way. The road constructed by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus in 312 BC from Rome to S. Italy. St Paul , travelling on the Appian Way, was met by groups of Christians at Appii Forum and Three Taverns (Acts 28: 15).

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Watering the empire.(Nimes)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...In 312 B.C., Appius Claudius Caecus began construction on...needs of the people. Claudius designed an artificial...hills to Rome itself. Claudius, who also oversaw its...the Aqua Appia, or "Appius' Water." The success...
Paving the way for the Roman Empire, THE WORLDPAPER
Newspaper article from: World Paper (USA); 12/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...The Appian Way was built at the behest of a Censor, Appius Claudius Caecus, who decided to name the road after himself. Despite being a slave owner and an austere legislator, Appius was-in modern terms-a liberal who was always well...
New `Secret'? Not at all; one of the fastest-selling self-help books in history builds on an age-old concept.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 3/14/2007; 700+ words ; ...Eight Plays for Winning the Games of Business and Life." "Every man is the architect of his own fortune." _ Appius Claudius Caecus, a Roman politician (340-273 B.C.) . "Through imagination, we can visualize the uncreated worlds of...
All roads lead to Rome.(Via Appia (Appian Way))
Magazine article from: Calliope; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...nations fighting in World Wars I and II and of statesmen journeying to Rome for international meetings. Named for Appius Claudius Caecus, the Roman official who commissioned its construction around 312 B.C., the Via Appia was probably the first...
The 'Secret' you already knew: DVD-book phenom's principle isn't new. In fact, most people have heard it all-in some form or another-before.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 3/13/2007; 700+ words ; ...Eight Plays for Winning the Games of Business and Life" "Every man is the architect of his own fortune." -- Appius Claudius Caecus, a Roman politician (340-273 B.C.) - - - Principles behind 'The Secret' In "The Secret," Rhonda Byrne...
One of the fastest-selling self-help books in history builds on an age-old concept
Newspaper article from: Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.; 3/20/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Eight Plays for Winning the Games of Business and Life." "Every man is the architect of his own fortune." - Appius Claudius Caecus, a Roman politician (340-273 B.C.) . "Through imagination, we can visualize the uncreated worlds of...
For the queen of roads, a tarnishing of the crown Rome-Brindisi link faces modern threats
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 4/8/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...especially galls the archaeologists who monitor the thoroughfare, which was begun in 312 B.C. by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus, is that several laws govern the Appian Way, at least on paper. Although the idea of creating a public park...
Propertian Elegy as "restored behavior": evoking Cynthia and Cornelia.
Magazine article from: Helios; 9/22/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...closely with the textbook example in antiquity of the mortuos ab inferis excitare topos: Cicero's prosopopoeia of Appius Claudius Caecus in Pro Caelio 33-34. (5) Cicero's text provides a rich basis for comparison by illustrating the similarities...
Long, unwinding road.(Letter to the Editor)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 9/10/2002; 700+ words ; ...there any longer roads in existence today? THE Appian Way was begun in 312BC at the behest of a Roman Censor, Appius Claudius Caecus, in whose honour it was named. Originally connecting Rome to Capua, it was later extended to Beneventum (now...
Appian Way, the queen of Rome roads, is suffering
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 4/7/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...What especially galls the archaeologists who monitor the thoroughfare, which was begun in 312 BC by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus, is that several laws govern the Appian Way, at least on paper. Although the idea of creating a public park...