α3199Ἀππία ὁδός
Appian Way, Via Appia
It was called this from Appius, a Roman censor, who covered it with stone paving and built aqueducts.
Ἀππία ὁδός· οὕτως ἐκαλεῖτο ἀπὸ Ἀππίου, Ῥωμαίου τιμητοῦ, ὃς λιθομυλίᾳ ταύτην κατέστρωσε καὶ ὕδατος ὀχετοὺς κατεσκεύασεν.