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ROME -- In ancient times, chariot racing was a favorite spectator sport along the Via Appia Antica, the old Appian Way.
Today, watching joggers and bikers might be the 21st-century equivalent for visitors sampling history along this venerable road. You might even want to do your people-watching as the Romans do it - - from the vantage point of an osteria, a roadside inn with a garden for dining on capretto, spit-roasted young goat, the local specialty.See the full content of this document
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Rome's Appian Way a Highway of History
The Appian Way was begun as a military highway in 312 B.C. by the statesman Appius Claudius. Paved with huge lava blocks in a bed of crushed stone cemented with lime, the roadway was wide enough to allow two chariots to pass. Soon it stretched some 3...
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