Via Julia Augusta
Augustus Caesar | |
Periods | 13 BCE |
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The Via Julia Augusta (modern Italian Via Giulia Augusta) is the name given to the
History
The Via Julia Augusta was begun in 13 BCE by
From there it continues to Ventimiglia and La Turbie. The Col de La Turbie is the highest point of the Via Julia Augusta and the site of the Tropaeum Alpium, a monument built by Augustus to celebrate his victory over the Alpine tribes.[3]
Later it was extended, taking a route away from the coast via the valley of the River Laghet, north of Nice and westward to Arles where it joined the Via Domitia.[4]
By about 420 CE, when
In 2006, the French Riviera Community and Ventimiglia cooperated to restore the Via Julia Augusta.[6]
Roman bridges
There are the remains of a number of Roman bridges along the road, including the Pont des Esclapes Pont Flavien; Pontaccio; Ponte dell’Acqua; Ponte delle Fate; Ponte delle Voze; Ponte Lungo; Ponte sul Rio della Torre; Primo Ponte di Val Ponci; Quarto Ponte di Val Ponci and Pontetto.
See also
- Roman engineering
References
- ^ "The Via Julia Augusta", Municipality of Albenga
- ^ "The Via Julia Augusta", Alassio, Servizi Informatici
- ^ Trophée d'Auguste à La Turbie
- ^ The Romans on the Riviera and the Rhone by W. H. Hall. Originally published by Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1898. Chapter XVIII Via Aurelia, Section 3: Julia Augusta. Re-keyed by Bill Thayer http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/e/roman/texts/secondary/HALRIV/18*.html accessed 26 Oct 2016
- ^ Travels through France and Italy, by Tobias Smollett. Published by J. Mundell & Co. Edinburgh, 1796. Letter XXV. Written from Nice, Jan. 1, 1765. Re-keyed by Bill Thayer. http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/_Texts/Smollett/Travels/25.html accessed 26 Oct 2016
- ^ "Via Julia Augusta", Menton and its Coastline
External links
Media related to Via Julia Augusta at Wikimedia Commons