Roman road - Via Traiana 110 AD by Emperor Trajan (between Benevendo and Troia)

The Via Traiana is an ancient Roman road built between 108 and 110 AD by Emperor Trajan to serve as a faster, more coastal alternative to the mountainous Via Appia. Stretching from Benevento to the port of Brindisi in southern Italy, it spanned approximately 330 kilometers The path originated at the Arch of Trajan in Benevento, passing through regions like Puglia, Egnazia, and eventually leading all the way to Brindisi (and later Otranto as the Via Traiana Calabra). The road was highly engineered for its time, featuring monumental stone bridges (such as the Ponte delle Chianche) and beautifully paved basalt sections This is the best preserved Roman road that has survived outside the city and up the mountains of central Italy. This road was used by the villagers until the 1930s when a modern road was opened a short distance away. This video is part of my trip from Rome to Brindisi on the ancient via Appia to Benevento and then the via Traiana from Benevento to Brindisi.