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Via Tiburtina is an ancient road in
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leading east-northeast from
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to
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(Latin,
Tibur Tivoli ( , ; la, Tibur) is a town and in Lazio, central Italy, north-east of Rome, at the falls of the Aniene river where it issues from the Sabine hills. The city offers a wide view over the Roman Campagna. History Gaius Julius Solinu ...
) and then, with the via Valeria, on to
Pescara Pescara (; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo Regions of Italy, region of Italy. It is the most populated ci ...
(Latin,
Aternum Aternum was a Roman town, on the site of Pescara, in Italy. Some historians also refer to Aternum with the name of ''Ostia Aterni'',Giuseppe Quieti, ''Pescara antica città'' due to its location at the mouth of the river Aternus. Being connected to ...
).


Historical road

It was probably built by the Roman censor
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in 307 BCPiraino C. 2004: "The via Valeria and the centuriation", in Lapenna s. (ed.), The Aequi between Abruzzo and Lazio, Chieti, 115-118. at the time of the conquest of the
Aequi 300px, Location of the Aequi (Equi) in central Italy, 5th century BC. The Aequi ( grc, Αἴκουοι and Αἴκοι) were an Italic tribe on a stretch of the Apennine Mountains to the east of Latium in central Italy who appear in the early hi ...
territory and later lengthened probably in about 154 BC by Marcus Valerius Messalla to the territories of the
Marsi The Marsi were an Italic people of ancient Italy, whose chief centre was Marruvium, on the eastern shore of Lake Fucinus (which was drained for agricultural land in the late 19th century). The area in which they lived is now called Marsica. ...
and the
Aequi 300px, Location of the Aequi (Equi) in central Italy, 5th century BC. The Aequi ( grc, Αἴκουοι and Αἴκοι) were an Italic tribe on a stretch of the Apennine Mountains to the east of Latium in central Italy who appear in the early hi ...
in the
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, as Via Valeria. Its total length was approximately 200 km from Rome to
Aternum Aternum was a Roman town, on the site of Pescara, in Italy. Some historians also refer to Aternum with the name of ''Ostia Aterni'',Giuseppe Quieti, ''Pescara antica città'' due to its location at the mouth of the river Aternus. Being connected to ...
(the modern
Pescara Pescara (; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo Regions of Italy, region of Italy. It is the most populated ci ...
). It exited Rome through the Aurelian Wall at the Porta Tiburtina, and through the Servian Wall at the Porta Esquilina. Historians assert that the Via Tiburtina must have come into existence as a
trail A trail, also known as a path or track, is an unpaved lane or small road usually passing through a natural area. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a path or footpath is the preferred term for a pedestrian or hiking trail. ...
during the establishment of the
Latin League The Latin League (c. 7th century BC – 338 BC)Stearns, Peter N. (2001) ''The Encyclopedia of World History'', Houghton Mifflin. pp. 76–78. . was an ancient confederation of about 30 villages and tribes in the region of Latium near the ancient ...
. It is difficult to determine the part of the course from Albulae Aquae to Tibur. Ashby cites his own contribution to ''Papers of the British School at Rome'', iii. 84 sqq. Though afterward it became an important thoroughfare, the extension of the Via Tiburtina beyond Tibur always retained its original name of Via Valeria.


Roman bridges

There are the remains of several Roman bridges along the road, including the Ponte Lucano and Ponte Mammolo.


Contemporary road

A former state road with the same name exists today and follows the same path.


See also

*
Roman road Roman roads ( la, viae Romanae ; singular: ; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, and were built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman R ...
*
Roman bridge The ancient Romans were the first civilization to build large, permanent bridges. Early Roman bridges used techniques introduced by Etruscan immigrants, but the Romans improved those skills, developing and enhancing methods such as arches an ...
*
Roman engineering The ancient Romans were famous for their advanced engineering accomplishments. Technology for bringing running water into cities was developed in the east, but transformed by the Romans into a technology inconceivable in Greece. The architecture ...
* Via Valeria


References


External links


Omnes Viae: Via Tiburtina on the Peutinger map
Tiburtina, Via Transport in Abruzzo Rome Q. VI Tiburtino Rome Q. V Nomentano Rome Q. XXI Pietralata Rome Q. XXII Collatino Rome Q. XXIX Ponte Mammolo Rome Q. XXX San Basilio {{Italy-road-stub