The Roman Roads in Gaul after 52 BCE

Overview

Roman Roads linked the four Provinces of Gaul to each other, to the frontiers and seaports and with Italy. The main hub was at Lyon (Lugdunum), the capital of Gaul.

Via Agrippa

The Via Agrippa was a network of Roman Roads in Gaul centred on Lyon. They were built by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa whilst he was Governor of Gaul in c.38 BCE.

Via Antonina

The Via Antonina was a Roman Road in Gaul. nIt paralleled the Via Agrippa on the opposite side of the Rhone linking Lyon with Arles.

Via Aquitania

The Via Aquitania was the main Roman Road between the Mediterranean at Narbonne and the Atlantic at Bordeaux. It was completed in 118 BCE and was 250 miles (402km) long.

The Via Belgica, also known as the Medieval ‘Chausee Brunehaut’ or ‘Agrippa Strasse’, was a Roman Road between Boulogne in Gaul and Cologne in Germany. It passed through Amiens, Tongeren and Maastricht.

Chaussee Jules Cesar

The Chausee Jules Cesar was a Roman Road which ran north of the river Seine between Paris (Lutecia) and Rouen (Rotomagus), where the river becomes tidal. The modern Route Nationale 14 follows the same course today.

Via Cottiae

The Via Cottia per Alpem was a Roman Road linking Turin with Sisteron and Valence via Alpes Cottiae. It was built between 14 and 6 BCE. The route later used by Constantine I to invade Italia from Gaul, and defeat Maxentius in 312 CE.

Via Domitia

The Via Domitia was a Roman Road that linked Italy with Spain via an inland route over the Mont Genevre Pass. It was the first Roman Road to be built in Gaul and ran for 482 miles (777km).

Via Julia Augusta

The Via Julia Augusta was a Roman Road that ran along the coast of southern France between Arles and La Turbie on the border with Italy. It was begun in 13 BCE by Augustus. The road connected the Via Domitia at Arles, with the Via Aemilia Scauri at La Turbie, which then ran on to Piacenza.

Lyon-Toulouse

A Road linked Toulouse with Lyon

The Kiem

The Kiem (from Caminus in Latin) was a Roman Road linking Trier with Rheims.

Roman Roads of Paris

Paris (Lutecia) was also linked by Roman Roads to the coasts and frontiers of Gaul.