Via Brixiana

Edit links
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Brixian Way
Via Brixiana
Roman road
Site notes
ConditionNo longer exists
Ownership

The Via Brixiana, or Via Cremonensis,

Roman-Gallic wars in the Roman province of Cisalpine Gaul. It connected Cremona to Brescia, from which Roman roads passed and then branched out towards the entire Northern Italy
.

Route

The Via Brixiana started in Cremona, an important inland port long the Po and ended in Brixia (Brescia),[3] traversed by Via Gallica, connecting the city to the other roman consular roads. Due to Cremona fedelissima et nobilissima colonia de Romani (1585), the road, left Cremona (Cremona), intersecting Via Postumia,[4] Via Regina, and traversed the Bassa Cremonese, continuing through Plaxanum (Pozzaglio ed Uniti), Brazzuoli, a Plaxanum's frazione, and Rubeccum (Robecco d'Oglio). Then, the road traversed the Ollius (Oglio) in Pontis Vicus (Pontevico) by a bridge who gave the name to the town,[2] traversing Bassa Bresciana through Bassianum (Bassano Bresciano), Minervium (Manerbio), Balneolum (Bagnolo Mella) and Brixia (Brescia).[5]

Sources

  1. ^ La Via Postumia (in Italian). Pierluigi Tozzi. 1999. p. 22.
  2. ^
    ISBN 9788813166786
    .
  3. ISBN 9788893272483
    .
  4. ISBN 9781134562275
    .
  5. ^ "VIA BRIXIANA". romanoimpero.com. Archived from the original on 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Via_Brixiana&oldid=1218129461"