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Via Flaminia

Via Flaminia

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An ancient Roman road that runs north from Rome into northern Italy
  • proper noun
translation icon : Vía Flaminia
  • The second entrance was to the east on the Via Flaminia, the road taken by Augustus when he entered Rome in 13 B.C. (Fig. 2); this doorway could be reached from ground level, as the terrain sloped up toward the street.

Examples

  • The ancient Roman general Julius Caesar traveled along the Via Flaminia during his military campaigns.

  • Tourists often visit the Via Flaminia to explore the remains of ancient Roman structures.

  • Archaeologists found many artifacts along the Via Flaminia, revealing its importance in Roman history.

Synonyms

Flaminian Way
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An ancient Roman road north from Rome used by soldiers and traders

is the original Latin form of the same road name

Surface Forms

Via Flaminia main

Morphology

via + Flaminia

The element 'via' directly denotes a road or way and 'Flaminia' functions as a proper name, so a learner who knows 'via' can infer this is a road named Flaminia. The naming pattern 'Via X' (e.g. Via Appia) is a common, cross-linguistic toponymic construction, so the basic meaning is compositionally transparent even if historical details are unknown.

Etymology

Via Flaminia comes from the Latin Via ('road') and the name Flaminia, after the builder Gaius Flaminius who built a main route north from Rome. So, Via Flaminia meant 'Flaminius's road' and today it names that ancient Roman road.