The censor Appius Claudius Caecus builds Rome’s first aqueduct, the Aqua Appia, which runs almost entirely underground. 144 B.C. Work begins on Rome’s longest aqueduct, the 56-mile-long Aqua ...
The phrase originates in a story from the 18th Century, when playwright John Dennis invented a new machine called a thunder sheet for creating storm sounds on stage for his play Appius and ...
The route was inaugurated in 312 B.C. by the censor Appius Claudius Blind to connect Rome to Capua. It was later extended to Benevento, Venosa, Taranto and Brindisi. Conceived for military needs, the ...