Appian Way

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Also known as: Via Appia

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After suppressing the revolt, Crassus had thousands of captured rebels crucified along the Appian Way. The Roman Republic used the Appian Way as the setting for the public punishment of captured rebels.

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Punishment described in biography
Plutarch’s Life of Crassus describes the mass crucifixion of captured rebels along the Appian Way.
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Roman road of punishment
The Roman Republic used the Appian Way as the setting for the public punishment of captured rebels.
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Site of mass crucifixions
After suppressing the revolt, Crassus had thousands of captured rebels crucified along the Appian Way.
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