Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

VIAE. VIATOR. 1!.9 5
It issued from the Porta Flaziniva and proceeded A4plpabeticcal Table of the Vriae described above.
nearly north to Ocriculun. and A7arnia in Umbria. 1. Via Aemilia VIII. 20. Via Labicana 1I.
Here a ojranch struck off, making a sweep to the 2.,, Appia 1. 21.,, Latina II.
east through Interaarena and Spoletilum, and fell 3~. Aquillia I. (4.) 22.,, Laurentina X.
4.,, Amerina VIII. (a.) 23.,, Minucia I. (7.)
again into the main trunk (which passed through 5.,, Ardeatina XII. 24.,, NonelltanaVI.
levawnnita) at Fualgisia. It continued through Fa- 6.,, Aurelia IX. 25.,, Numicia I. (7.)
anuz Flasrinii and Nuceria, where it again divided, 8 ", Campana 1 (3. 26.,, ostensis XI.
C,,,~asesaV III. 27.,, Portuensis X.
one line running nearly straight to FanuM Fortunae 9.,, Cimina VIII. (y.) 28. Postumia V!II.
on the Adriatic, while the other diverging to An- 10. ClodiaVII1.(B.) 29.,, PrasllstinaIV.
conza continued from thence along the coast to Fa- 12.,, Collaties. 310.,, Setina VII. (1.)
snua Fortuenae, where the two branches uniting 13.,, Domitiana I. (2.) 32.,, Severiana XI.
passed on to.-lrilminun through Pisaurznm. From 14.,, Egnatia I. (5.) 33.,, Slblacensis V.
15.,, Ficulnensis VI. 34.,, Tibirtina V.
thence the Vict 1laminia was extended under the 16. Flaminia VIII. 35. Tr, Trjana 1. (6.)
namle of the VIA AEImLIA and traversed the heart 17.,, Frentana Appula V. 36. Tusculana If.
of Cisalpine Gaul throngh Bononia, Mutina, Parnea, 18.,, Gabina IV. 37.,,Valeria V.
19.,, Hadriana II.
Placentia (where it crossed the Po) to Medio(ilanI.
From this point branches were sent off through The most elaborate treatise upon Roman Roads
Bergornuns, Briria, Veronac, Vicentia, Patavium and is Bergier, IIistoire des Grands Clzeminis de l'EenAquileia to Tergeste on the east, and through No- pire Ronmain, published in 1622. It is translated
var-ia, Vercelli, Eporedia and A u4gulsta Praetori into Latin in the tenth voltme of the Thesaurus of
to the Alpis Graia on the west, besides another Graevius, and with the notes of Henninius occupies
branch in the same direction through Tieinuzse and more than 800 folio pages. In the first part of
1sndustria to Auzgusta Tar'inzorzun. Nor must we the above article the essay of Nibby, Delle Vie
omit the VIA POSTUMIA, which struck from Verona deyli Antichi dissertazione, appended to the fourth
right down across the Appeninles to Genoa, passing volulme of the fourth Roman edition of Nardini,
through ll/anltua and Creaoac, crossing the Po at has been closely followed. Considerable caution,
Plcen2tia and so through flria, Dertoace and Li- however, is necessary in using the works of this
barsse, sending off a balnch from Deftona to Asta. author, who although a profound local antiquary,
Of the roads striking out of the Via Flaminzia in is by no means an accurate scholar. To gain a
the immediate vicinity of Rome the most important knowledge of that portion of the subject so lightly
is the VIA CAssIA, which diverging near the Pons touched upon at the close of the article, it is necesiMulvius and passing not far from Veii traversed sary to consult the various commentaries upon the
Etruria through Baccanae, Setriumn, Vulsinii, Clus- Tabula Peutingeriana and the different ancient
silm,, Arretium, ]'lorentia, Pistoria, and Luca, Itineraries, together with the geographical works
joining the Via Aurelia at Lunla. of Collarius, Cluverius, and D'Anville. [W. R.]
(a) The VIA AMrER1aNA broke off from the Via VIA'TICUM (Epd6Los) is, properly speaking,
C'assia near Baccanae, and held north throlgh every thing necessary for a person setting out on a:Ealerii, Tuder, and Perusia, re-uniting itself with journey, and thus comprehends money, provisions,
the Via C(assia at Clusium. dresses, vessels, &c. (Plaut. Epid. v. 1. 9; Plin.
(,8) Not far from the Pons Mulvius the VIA Epist. vii. 12 Cic. de Senect. 18.) When a Roman
CLoDIA separated from the Via Cassia, and pro- magistrate, praetor, proconsill, or quaestor went to
ceedinlg to Sabate on the Lacus Sabatinus there his province, the state provided him with all that
divided illto two, the principal branch passing was necessary for his journey. Bult as the state in
througrh central Etruria to Rusellae and thence due this as in most other cases of expenditure preferred
north to Florentia, the other passing through Tar- paying a sum at once to halving ally part ill the
qzznii and then falling into the Via Aiuelsia. actual bulsiness, the state engaged contractors
(y) Beyond Baccanae the VIA CIBIINA branched (2redemplores); who for a stipulated sum had to prooff, crossing the Mons Cillzinus and rejoining the vide the magistrates with the viaticum, the principal
Via Cassia near Facznz Voltzsolnae. parts of which appear to have been beasts of burden
IX. The VIA AURELIA, the Great Coast Road, isand tents (stmuli et tabernacula). Julius Caesar inissued originally fromn the Porta Janiculensis and troduced somne modification of this systell, by his
subsequently from the Po-rta Aurelia. It reached Lex De Repetutldis [REPET INDAE];and Agustus
the coast at Alsium and followed the shore of the once for all fixed a certalin sum to be given to the
lower sea along Etruria and Liguria by Genoa as proconsuls (probably to other provincial magistrates
far as Foruem Julii in Gaul. In the first instance also) on setting out to their provinces, so that the
it extended no farther than Pisa. redenlptores had no more to do with it. (Cic. ad
X. The VIA PORTITENSIS kept the right bank Fcas. xii. 3; Suet. Aug. 36; Gellius, xvii. 2, 13;
of the Tiber to Portus Augusti. conlp. Sigonius, de Antiq. Jiure Provinc. iii. 11;
XI. The VIA OSTIENSIS originally passed Casaubons ad T7heophrast. I 11.) [L. S.]
through the Porta Trigemiana, afterwards through VIA'TCR was a servant who attended upon
the Porta Ostiensis, and kept the left bank of the and executed the commands of certain Roman nlaTiber to Ostia. From thence it was continued gistrates, to whom he bore the samle relation as the
under the name of VIA SEVERIANA along the coast lictor did to other magistrates. The nanle viactoes
southward through Laureinturz, Antium, and Cir- was derived from the circumstance of their being
caei, till it joined the Via ApIpia at Tarraeina. chiefly employed on messages either to call upon
The VIA LAURIENTINA, leading direct to Lauren- sena;tors to attend the meeting of the senate, or
tusn, seems to have branched off froin the Via to summon the people to the comitia; &c. (Cic. de
Ostiensis at a short distance from Rome. Senect. 16.) In the earlier times of the republic
XII. Lastly, the VIA ARDEATINA from Rome we find viatores as ministers of such magistrates
to Ardea. According to some this branched off also as had their lictors: viatores of a dictator and
from the Via Appia. of the consuls are mentioned by Livy (vi. 15, xxii,