Via XVIII
The Via Nova or Via XVIII in the Antonine Itinerary[1][2] (also known as Geira) is a Roman road which linked the cities of Bracara Augusta (current Braga[3]) and Asturica Augusta (current Astorga), with a length of about 210 roman miles (about 330 kilometers).
 Via XVIII near A Pontenova, Lobios | |
 Mansios along Via Nova | |
| Location | Roman province of Hispania from Bracara Augusta (Braga) to Asturica Augusta (Astorga) |
|---|---|
| Type | Roman road |
| History | |
| Builder | Roman Empire, Vespasian and Titus |
| Periods | 79 BC - 80 BC |
History
It was built between the years 79 and 80 during the rule of Vespasian and his son Titus by the legate C. Calpetanus Rantius Quirinalis Velerius Festus[4] for commercial purposes, and restored in the times of Maximinus Thrax and his son Gaius Julius Verus Maximus. Its layout is reflected in detail in the Antonine Itinerary (3rd century).[5]
Along its route, the roman miles are marked by milestones. Between Bracara Augusta and Asturica Augusta there are eleven mansio[6] (post station and lodging). This route conserves the largest number of milestones in all of Europe.
Itinerary
| Mansio | Roman miles between each Mansio | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Bracara Augusta[5] | .jpg.webp) |
Braga (Portugal) |
| Salaniana[5] | XXI | Saim, Chorense, Terras de Bouro, (Portugal) |
| Aquis Oreginis,[5] Aquis Ogeresibus, Aquis Ocerensis[7] |  XVIII |
Baños de Riocaldo (Lobios, Orense) |
| Aquis Querquennis[5] |  XIV |
Baños de Bande (Bande, Orense) |
| Geminas[5] | XVI | Sandiás, Orense |
| Salientibus[5] | XVII | Xinzo da Costa (Maceda, Orense) |
| Praesidio[5] | XVIII | North of O Burgo (Orense) |
| Nemetobriga[5] | XIII | Between A Pobra de Trives and Laroco (Orense) |
| Foro[5] | XIX | La Rua de Valdeorras (Orense) |
| Gemestario[5] | XVIII | Portela de Aguiar (El Bierzo, León) |
| Castro Bergidum[5] | XIII | Cacabelos (El Bierzo, León) |
| Interamnium Flavium[5] | XX | Bembibre (El Bierzo, León) |
| Asturica Augusta[5] | XXX | Astorga (León) |
See also
References
- Parthey, Gustav Friedrich Constantin; Pinder, Moritz Edward (1848). Iternerarium Antonini Avgvsti et Hierosolymitanvm ex libris manvscriptis ediderunt G. Parthey et M. Pinder (in Latin). New York Public Library. Berolini, F. Nicolai. p. 201.
- Lemos; Batista (1995). "Estudo de um troço da via XVIII do Itinerário Antonino na Serra do Gerês (a Geira Romana)" (PDF). Cadernos de Arqueologia, Série II, 12-13: 113–133.
- Lemos, Francisco de Sande (2002). "Bracara Augusta - a grande plataforma viária do Noroeste da Hispania". Forum (in Portuguese) (31): 95–127. ISSN 0871-0422.
- RODRIGUEZ COLMERO, Antonio; FERRER SIERRA, Santiago; ALVAREZ ASOREY, Rubén D. (2004). Miliarios e outras inscricións viarias romanas do noroeste hispánico (conventos Bracarense, Lucence e Asturicence) (in Galician). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega. pp. 17, 353.
- Talbert, Richard J. A.; Elliott, Tom (August 16, 2010). Rome's World: The Peutinger Map Reconsidered. Cambridge University Press. p. 261. ISBN 9780521764803 – via Google Books.
- Rodriguez Colmeno, António (1995). "Mansiones y mutationes en la Via Nova" (PDF). Cadernos de Arqueologia, Série II, 12-13 (in Spanish): 89–112.
- "Xacemento romano Aquis Originis". Patrimonio Galego (in Galician). Retrieved 2023-01-22.
External links
- Instituto Nacional de Conservação da Natureza. Geira : Via Romana XVIII.
- LEMOS, Francisco de Sande; BAPTISTA, António Martinho. «Estudo de um troço da Via XVIII do Itinerário de Antonino na Serra do Gerês», in Cadernos de Arqueologia, série II, 12-13, 1995-1996, pp. 113–133.
- RODRIGUEZ COLMERO, Antonio; FERRER SIERRA, Santiago; ALVAREZ ASOREY, Rubén D. Miliarios e outras inscricións viarias romanas do noroeste hispánico (conventos Bracarense, Lucence e Asturicence). Santiago de Compostela, Consello da Cultura Galega (gl).