Via Domitia

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The Via Domitia was the first Roman road built in Gaul, which is in modern day France. It was constructed in 118 BC by the proconsul, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, and was built around the time of the first Roman colony in Gaul, Colonia Narbo Martius, which is now known as Narbonne.

The via Domitia connected Italy to Spain. At Narbonne, it met the Via Aquitania, which led toward the Atlantic Ocean. The road went through Toulouse and Bordeaux.

Towns along the Via Domitia include:

Remains of the Via Domitia in Narbonne

• Briançon (Brigantio)
• Gap (Vapincum)
• Embrun (Eburodunum)
• Sisteron (Segustero)
• Apt (Apta Julia)
• Cavaillon (Cabellio)
• Beaucaire (Ugernum)
• Nîmes (Nemausus)
• Ambrussum
• Béziers (Baeterris)
• Narbonne (Narbo Martius)

External links

• http://www.viadomitia.org
• [About Via Domitia] (in French)
• [Traces of the Via Domitia]
• [the Via Domitia and the history of the Languedoc]

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