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Via Egnatia

Via Egnatia proper noun: a Roman road running across the Balkan peninsula, from Dyrrachium to Byzantium.

Proper noun

Via Egnatia

  1. (historical) A Roman road running across the Balkan peninsula, from Dyrrachium to Byzantium.

Origin of Via Egnatia

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

Questions about Via Egnatia

What does Via Egnatia mean?
Via Egnatia means a Roman road running across the Balkan peninsula, from Dyrrachium to Byzantium.
What part of speech is Via Egnatia?
Via Egnatia is a proper noun.

Words near Via Egnatia in the dictionary

  1. vi.
  2. via
  3. via affirmativa
  4. Via Crucis
  5. via dolorosa
  6. Via Egnatia
  7. via ferrata
  8. via ferratas
  9. via glareata
  10. via media
  11. via munita

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