# Via Appia Construction Begins (-312)

URL: https://roman-history.com/timeline/-312-via-appia-construction-begins
Location: Rome and Campania
Categories: culture

Censor Appius Claudius Caecus began the road linking Rome toward Capua, alongside the Aqua Appia aqueduct.

## Why it matters
Roads and waterworks became signatures of Roman state capacity.

Ruler at the time: [Roman Republic](https://roman-history.com/rulers/roman-republic)