Via Nerva
The Via Nerva (also Via Nerva-Traiana ) is a section of the Roman road along the North African Mediterranean coast that originated in Carthage ( Carthage ) and led via Thenis and Leptis Magna ( Leptis Magna ) to Alexandria . Other important cities along the 2,800 km route were Oea ( Tripoli ), Sabratha ( Sabrata ) and Paraetonium ( Marsa Matruh ).
It can be assumed that the naming of the street did not take place in antiquity, but only much later in the context of historical research. The section was named after Emperor Nerva , who is said to have initiated the construction of the road in 98 (shortly before his death). The sometimes used addition "Traiana" reminds of his successor Emperor Trajan , who finally had the road completed by the year 113.
course
The Roman imperial road directory Itinerarium Antonini names the following route for the road between Carthage and Alexandria:
- Carthagine
- Vina
- Putput
- Horrea Caelia
- Hadrumetum
- Lepti minus
- Tusdro
- Usula
- Thenis
- Macomadibus
- Celias
- Tacapas
- Agma
- Giti
- Ponte Zita
- Villa magna
- Villa privata
- Fisida
- Casas
- Sabrata
- Vax
- Ocea
- Megradi
- Minna
- Lepti magna
- Seggera
- mountains
- base
- Thebunte
- Auziqua
- Annesel
- Auzui
- Astiagi
- Macomadibus Syrtis
- Iscina
- Tramaricio
- Aubereo
- Digdica
- Tugulus
- Banadedari
- Anabucis
- Tiniodiri
- Boreo
- Tinci Ausari
- Attici
- Chorotus
- Chaminos
- Beronice
- Adriane
- Teucira
- Ptolomais
- Semeros
- Lasamices
- Cyrene
- Lemonade
- Darnis
- Hippon
- Mecira
- Badrin
- Ausufal
- Catabathmon
- Alexandria
See also
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- Victor Wolfgang Von Hagen: Roman Roads . World Publishing Company, 1966, pp. 66 and 73.
- Geoffrey Hindley: A history of roads . Citadel Press, 1972, 38.
- Victor Wolfgang Von Hagen: All roads lead to Rome . GB Fischer, 1968, pages 103 and 281.
- Maxwell G. Lay: The History of the Road . Campus Verlag, 1994, ISBN 3-593-35132-3 , page 73.