Via Brixiana
Roman road in Italy
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The Via Brixiana, or Via Cremonensis,[1][2] was a Roman road created during the Roman-Gallic wars in the Roman province of Cisalpine Gaul. It connected Cremona to Brescia, from which Roman roads passed and then branched out towards the entire Northern Italy.
Via Brixiana | |
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| Location | Eastern Lombardy, Brescia to Cremona |
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| Type | Roman road |
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| Condition | No longer exists |
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Route
The Via Brixiana started in Cremona, an important inland port long the Po and ended in Brixia (Brescia),[3] traversed by Via Gallica, connecting the city to the other roman consular roads. Due to Cremona fedelissima et nobilissima colonia de Romani (1585), the road, left Cremona (Cremona), intersecting Via Postumia,[4] Via Regina, and traversed the Bassa Cremonese, continuing through Plaxanum (Pozzaglio ed Uniti), Brazzuoli, a Plaxanum's frazione, and Rubeccum (Robecco d'Oglio). Then, the road traversed the Ollius (Oglio) in Pontis Vicus (Pontevico) by a bridge who gave the name to the town,[2] traversing Bassa Bresciana through Bassianum (Bassano Bresciano), Minervium (Manerbio), Balneolum (Bagnolo Mella) and Brixia (Brescia).[5]