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Webster 1913 Edition

Appian

Ap′pi-an

,
Adj.
[L.
Appius
,
Appianus
.]
Of or pertaining to Appius.
Appian Way
,
the great paved highway from ancient Rome trough Capua to Brundisium, now Brindisi, constructed partly by
Appius
Claudius, about 312
b. c.

Webster 1828 Edition

Appian

AP'PIAN

,
Adj.
Designating something that belongs to Appius, particularly a way from Rome through Capua to Brundusium, now Brindisi, constructed by Appius Claudius A.R. 441. It is more than 330 miles in length, formed of hard stone squared, and so wide as to admit two carriages abreast.

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