Via Nomentana
The Via Nomentana was an ancient Roman road .
Geographical location
This road led from Rome to the northeastern Nomentum (now Mentana ). It covers a distance of 23 km, that's 14 miles. It crossed several bridges, the largest of which was the Ponte Nomentano . The Via Nomentana branched off from the Via Salaria immediately behind the Porta Collina of the Servian city wall and led through the Porta Nomentana of the Aurelian wall . An extension beyond Nomentum reached Via Salaria again on the 26th milestone .
history
The Via Nomentana was originally called Via Ficulnensis , named after the place Ficulea , 13 km from Rome. The road was later extended to Nomentum. The Via Nomentana, however, remained a minor freight route compared to the largely parallel Via Salaria.
Today's meaning
The Roman guest house of the Teutonic Order is located in today's Via Nomentana .
Individual evidence
literature
- Peter Connolly , Hazel Dodge: The Ancient City. A life in Athens & Rome. Könemann, Cologne 1998, ISBN 3-8290-1104-0 .
- Via Nomentana. In: Samuel Ball Platner , Thomas Ashby : A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. Oxford University Press, London 1929, p. 565 ( online ).
