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'''Via Caecilia''', an ancient highroad of [[Italy]], which diverged from the [[Via Salaria]] at the 35th mile (56&nbsp;km) from [[Rome]], and ran by [[Amiternum]] to the [[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic coast]], passing probably by Hadria ([[Atri, Abruzzo|Atri]]). A branch ran to Interamna Praetuttiorum ([[Teramo]]) and thence probably to the sea at Castrum Novum ([[Giulianova]]), a distance of about 151 miles (243&nbsp;km) from Rome.
It was probably constructed by [[Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus]] ([[Roman consul|consul]] in 117 BC, [[Roman censor|censor]] 115).<ref>{{EB1911 |inline=y |wstitle=Caecilia, Via |volume=4 |page=933}} This cites:
*[[Christian Hülsen]], in ''Notizie degli Scavi'' (1896), 87 seq.
*N. Persichetti in ''Römische Mitteilungen'' (1898), 193 seq.: (1902), 277 seq.</ref>

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