Via Appia
The Appian Way is one of the most famous and ancient roads leading from ancient Rome.
Background
The road was started around 312 BC by the censor Appius Claudius Cecus, and it led to Capua via Terracina. At the beginning of the 2nd century BC, the road was continued to Brindisi via Benevent. Characteristic of this road, in some places still preserved antique paving, is that along its edges are tombs of rich Romans, columbaria, tombs of the first Christians – catacombs and Roman aqueducts or aqueducts.
.Between the gate of St. Sebastian and the catacombs of St. Callistus nestles a small church. According to legend, Peter, who had escaped martyrdom from the Mamertine prison, met Christ here, who answered the question “Where are you going, Lord?” with the following answer: “I am going to the place where I will be crucified again”. Ashamed Peter returned to Rome and died a martyr’s death on the cross. A reproduction of Christ’s footprints is kept in the church.
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