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  1. Via Egnatianoun

    A Roman road running across the Balkan peninsula, from Dyrrachium to Byzantium.

  2. Etymology: Named for Gnaeus Egnatius, the Roman proconsul of Macedonia, who ordered its construction.

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  1. Via Egnatia

    The Via Egnatia was a road constructed by the Romans in the 2nd century BC. It crossed Illyricum, Macedonia, and Thracia, running through territory that is now part of modern Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, and European Turkey as a continuation of the Via Appia. Starting at Dyrrachium (now Durrës) on the Adriatic Sea, the road followed a difficult route along the river Genusus (Shkumbin), over the Candaviae (Jablanica) mountains and thence to the highlands around Lake Ohrid. It then turned south, following several high mountain passes to reach the northern coastline of the Aegean Sea at Thessalonica. From there it ran through Thrace to the city of Byzantium (later Constantinople, now Istanbul). It covered a total distance of about 1,120 km (696 miles/746 Roman miles). Like other major Roman roads, it was about six metres (19.6 ft) wide, paved with large polygonal stone slabs or covered with a hard layer of sand.

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  1. Via Egnatia

    The Via Egnatia was a road constructed by the Romans in the 2nd century BC. It crossed the Roman provinces of Illyricum, Macedonia, and Thrace, running through territory that is now part of modern Albania, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, and European Turkey. Starting at Dyrrachium on the Adriatic Sea, the road followed a difficult route along the river Genusus, over the Candaviae mountains and thence to the highlands around Lake Ohrid. It then turned south, following several high mountain passes to reach the northern coastline of the Aegean Sea at Thessalonica. From there it ran through Thrace to the city of Byzantium. It covered a total distance of about 1,120 km. Like other major Roman roads, it was about six metres wide, paved with large polygonal stone slabs or covered with a hard layer of sand.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of via egnatia in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of via egnatia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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    Thanks you for providing this rare source of detailed information. After consulting several dictionaries (including Bible Dictionaries), the term "Via Egnatia" was unavailable. Adding a detailed descriptive map on this page would be very helpful. 
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