Via Augusta
The Via Augusta ( Vía Augusta in Spanish) was the Roman Voie longest of the Hispanie with an approximate length of 1.500 km. It started from Junquera (close to the the Pyrenees), where it joined the Voie Domitienne, and it went until Cadiz, while following the the Mediterranean. It connected the towns of Tarraco (Tarragone), Valentia (Valence), Corduba (Cordoue), Hispalis (Seville) and Gades (Cadiz). It constituted the main axis of the highway network of the Roman Spain. During times, it received various names like the Voie of Hercules ( Vía Hercúlea ), Vía Heráclea , Chemin of Hannibal ( Camino de Anibal ), etc It is the emperor Auguste who gave him his name after repairs which were completed under its mandate, about years 8 to 2 before J.C. It is converted into an important trade and transportation route between the cities, the provinces and the ports of the Mediterranean.
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It Via Augusta began with the Junquera, where the Via Domitia finished, with the Col of Panissars (Highest Pyrenaeum) .
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Related articles
- Roman Way •
- Table of Peutinger • Route of Antonin
- List of Roman ways
- Way Domitienne • Via Julia Augusta • Via Augusta • Via Corsica • Via Clutched • Via Aurelia
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