Webster's 1828 Dictionary
APPIAN
a.Designating something that belongs to Appius, particularly a way from Rome through Capua to Brundusium, now Brindisi, constructed by Appius Claudius A.R. 441. It is more than 33 miles in length, formed of hard stone squared, and so wide as to admit two carriages abreast.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
APPIAN
Ap "pi *an, a. Etym: [L. Appius, Appianus.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Appius. Appian Way, the great paved highway from ancient Rome trough Capua to Brundisium, now Brindisi, constructed partly by Appius Claudius, about 312 b. c.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Appian Way
Ap pi an Way |ˈapēən ˌæpiən ˈweɪ | in classical times, the principal road south from Rome, named after the censor Appius Claudius Caecus, who built the section to Capua in 312 bc; it was later extended to Brindisi. Latin name Via Appia.
Oxford Dictionary
Appian Way
Appian Way |ˈapɪən | the principal road southward from Rome in classical times, named after the censor Appius Claudius Caecus, who in 312 bc built the section to Capua; it was later extended to Brindisi. Latin name Via Appia.
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