Article: For the queen of roads, a tarnishing of the crown Rome-Brindisi link faces modern threats

Elisabetta Povoledo The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
04-08-2008
For the queen of roads, a tarnishing of the crown Rome-Brindisi link faces modern threats
Byline: Elisabetta Povoledo The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 1
Section: NEWS

ROME --

In ancient times the Appian Way, which links Rome to the southern city of Brindisi, was known as the regina viarum, the queen of the roads. But these days its crown appears to be tarnished by chronic traffic congestion, vandalism and, some of its guardians grumble, illegal development.

"Look at this!" bristled Rita Paris, the Italian state archaeological official responsible for the Appian Way, peering through a weathered ...

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