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MAPS In the past to reach Sabina there were, and still there are, two directrixes: the first one, the fastes and direct, used the consular road "Salaria" (the red road), which name comes from the salt trade that took place at the time of Romans. The second one, instead, used the "Tiburtina" (the violet road). To reach Sabina nowadays see the map at the page bottom or the page ITINERARIES.
Map with Toponomy in Latin Via Salaria
Via Salaria was an ancient Roman road in Italy (the red road; the pink one is Via Tiburtina and the blue one is Via Flaminia) It eventually ran from Rome on the Adriatic coast - a distance of 242 km. The road also passed through Reate (Rieti) and Asculum (Ascoli Piceno). The Via Salaria owes its name to the Latin word for "salt", since it was the route by which the Sabines came to fetch salt from the marshes at the mouth of the Tiber, one of many ancient salt roads in Europe. Some historians consider the Salaria and the trade in salt to have been the origin of the settlement of Rome. Some remains still exist of the mountain sections of the road. A modern road by this name (old Salaria road), part of the SS4 highway, runs 51 km from Rome to Osteria Nuova.
Interactive Map with Toponomy in Italian |
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