pia went as far south as Capua until it was extended from Beneventum to Brundusium, via the Beneventum, Acclanum, Venusia, and Tarentum. The Appia was foremost a coastal road measuring 350 miles that followed the Tyrrhanian Sea, compared to the Flamian Way that was the inland route most heavily traveled. The following web address is a link to an overview of the Roman Empire and its road system:http://latin.about.com/education/latin/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://hermes.richmond.edu/dave/roman/map.html...
