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Via Domitia

The via Domitia was the first Roman road built in Gaul (in modern day France) from 118 BC by the proconsul Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, at the time of the foundation of the first Roman colony in Gaul, Colonia Narbo Martius (modern day Narbonne).

The via Domitia was connecting Italy to Spain. At Narbonne, it was connecting to the via Aquitania[?], leading toward the Atlantic across Toulouse and Bordeaux.

Cities along the via Domitia include: (city, département)

The via featured several straight parts, including:

Beaucaire and Nîmes: 22 km
Ambrussum[?] to Castelnau-le-Lez[?]: 22 km
Béziers[?] to Pontserme[?]: 15 km
Pontserme to Narbonne: 10 km

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