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    The Via Egnatia was a road constructed by the Romans in the 2nd century BC. It crossed Illyricum, Macedonia, and Thracia, running through territory that...
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    bulwark protecting the Aegean region from attacks from the north. The Via Egnatia, which crossed the province from west to east was of great strategic...
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    while Cassius was on the south of the Via Egnatia. Antony arrived and positioned his army south of the Via Egnatia, while Octavian put his legions north...
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    Appian Way (redirect from Via Appia)
    towards Albania either by landing at present day Durrës through the Via Egnatia or near the ancient town of Apollonia and continue towards present day...
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    part of the Roman Empire and its successor the Byzantine Empire. The Via Egnatia started in the city and led east across the fields, lowlands and highlands...
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    The A2 motorway, also known as the Egnatia Odos (Greek: Εγνατία Οδός), is a tolled controlled-access highway in northern Greece that runs from the western...
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    800m race for children and races 5 km, 10 km. The international race 'Via Egnatia Run' is an action of Evros Regional Unit which started in 2016 and is...
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  • Egnatia Street or Egnatia Odos may refer to the following roads: A2 motorway in northern Greece, commonly known as the Egnatia Odos Via Egnatia, a Roman...
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    period, Heraclea was an important Episcopal seat and a waypoint on the Via Egnatia that once linked Byzantium with Rome through the Adriatic seaport of...
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    Empire, Edessa benefited from its strategic location, controlling the Via Egnatia as it enters the Pindus mountains, and became a center of medieval Greek...
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    Cassius occupied the south of the via Egnatia. Antony arrived shortly and positioned his army on the south of the via Egnatia, while Octavian put his legions...
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  • An der Via Egnatia - Historisches und Heutiges über Stadt und Messe is a 1957 East German film. An der Via Egnatia – Historisches und Heutiges über Stadt...
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    cavallo which means horse. The city is situated on the ancient route of Via Egnatia; hence Cavala designated "the horses" (cavalla) where imperial couriers...
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    District of Peqin (which is the modern name of the district). First is the Via Egnatia, which passes through the middle of the district where its capital Peqin...
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    reaching Constantinople (modern Istanbul). This road was connected with Via Egnatia by other roads: the road along the Axios (or Vardar) River, the road...
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  • Sintrivani/Ekthesi, the metro runs below Egnatia Street (one of Thessaloniki's main arteries). Egnatia follows the Roman Via Egnatia, which connected Rome and Constantinople...
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    been dubbed a modern Via Egnatia (in Greek, Egnatia Odos / Εγνατία Οδός). However, the parallel is not exact; the original Via Egnatia was much longer (1...
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    Roman roads (redirect from Via publica)
    Via Egnatia (146 BC) connecting Dyrrhachium (on Adriatic Sea) to Byzantium via Thessaloniki Austria / Serbia / Bulgaria / Turkey Via Militaris (Via Diagonalis...
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    residential estate served as a stopping point on a branch road leading to the Via Egnatia, which connected Durrës on the Adriatic Sea in the west with Constantinople...
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  • Egnatia can refer to: Egnatia, Ioannina, municipality in the Ioannina regional unit Egnatia, Thessaloniki, in the Thessaloniki regional unit Via Egnatia...
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    Antony in 41 BC. It grew to be an important trade hub located on the Via Egnatia, the road connecting Dyrrhachium with Byzantium, which facilitated trade...
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    Egnatia Street (Greek: Οδός Εγνατίας) is the main commercial street in downtown Thessaloniki. The road is named for the Roman-era Via Egnatia which passed...
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    near or within Dassaretia. In Roman times, it was located along the Via Egnatia, which connected the Adriatic port Dyrrachion (present-day Durrës) with...
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    the Roman Republic reconstructed in the 2nd century BC as part of the Via Egnatia. Philip II endowed the city with important fortifications, which partially...
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  • Trieste, and continues the historical link between the Via Appia Traiana and the Via Egnatia. Trenitalia offers national rail transport in Italy and...
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    territories in Macedonia, Thessaly and Thrace. The control of the trade on the Via Egnatia enabled Ivan Asen to implement an ambitious building program in Tarnovo...
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    13 August 2012. "Via Egnatia". Crandall University. Archived from the original on 20 March 2001. Retrieved 15 August 2012. "Via Egnatia: a journey across...
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    Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece. GR-2/E75, Via Egnatia, old and new, SW, Cen., E GR-57, Cen., N GR-69, S on the island of Thasos...
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    The distance from Philippi to Amphipolis is about 33 miles (53 km) by Via Egnatia (which length was over 500 miles (800 km) from Hellespont to Dyrrhachium)...
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    ancient Via Egnatia followed the river, giving it the role of a strategically important corridor between orient and occident. The Via Egnatia started...
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