Appius Claudius Caecus

Japanese: アッピウス・クラウディウス・カエクス - あっぴうすくらうでぃうすかえくす
Appius Claudius Caecus

…the Queen of the Roads. It was named after Appius Claudius Caecus (Claudius) of Censor, who began construction of it in 312 BC. It was originally a 132-mile (195 km) road that connected Rome with Formiae and then Capua, but was gradually extended to run from Beneventum to Venusia, Tarentum, and Brundisium (now Brindisi). …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…街道の女王と称された。前312年にケンソルのアッピウス・クラウディウス・カエクス(クラウディウス)が建設をはじめたため,彼の名がつけられている。まずローマとフォルミアエ,次いでカプアを結ぶ132マイル(195km)の道路であったが,のち次第に延長されて,ベネウェントゥムからウェヌシア,タレントゥムを経てブルンディシウム(現,ブリンディジ)に達した。…

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