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Ancient Roman road in Portugal. The first of the great Roman roads, the Via Appia (Appian Way), begun by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus in 312 bce, originally ran southeast from Rome 162 miles (261 km) to Tarentum (now Taranto) and was later extended to the Adriatic coast at Brundisium (now Brindisi).
Confidence votes 23.8K. The Appian way (Via Appia) was the most strategically important road in ancient Rome. It stretched from Rome all the way down to Brindisi, a distance of 266 miles (477km).ia Appia is the Latin name for the road we know as the Appian Way, an ancient Roman road running from Rome to Brindisi.