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Claudia Augusta (Classical Latin: [ˈklau̯dɪ.a]; January 63 – May 63) was the only daughter of the Roman Emperor Nero and his second wife, the Roman Empress Poppaea Sabina. Claudia and her mother were honored with the title of Augusta by Nero. She was born in Antium on 21 January 63 and later died five months after, of an unknown illness.
The Via Claudia Augusta is the only road whose history has been written down on two Roman milestones. On this page, you can read up on the milestones and the general history of the Via Claudia Augusta from its ancient predecessors to its Roman, medieval and early modern incarnations and up to the present day.
Via Claudia Augusta: European axis of culture. After two thousand years of history, Via Claudia Augusta, the ancient Roman road that led from the Po River lowlands and the Adriatic Sea all the way to Bavaria and the Danube, is enjoying a renaissance.
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Today the Via Claudia Augusta is an important route used by cyclists to cross the Alps. It starts in Donauwörth (Germany) and branches near Trento into two routes. The first and historically correct route ends in Ostiglia, the second and more popular one in Venice. The length of the trail is approximately 700 kilometres (435 miles).
4 days ago · 16 Tours. 63:13 h. 961 km. 8,510 m. 2,604. 56. The Via Claudia Augusta is an ancient trail that takes you from Germany to Italy via an epic Alpine crossing. The cycle path mostly follows the ancient Roman road that was used by soldiers and traders all those years ago.
This page introduces the Via Claudia Augusta cycling route with a profile and a selection of pictures. Experience the Germans’ second most popular international cycling route during a day trip or on a long-distance tour over several days. The Via Claudia Augusta is considered the easiest way to cross the Alps on a touring bike. To make it ...
Via Claudia Augusta. From Altino (VE) to Augsburg (Germany) Since many centuries Valsugana has been a land of both passage and union between different people and cultures. As a testimony of this there is the ancient Roman road Claudia Augusta Altinate, which connected Altino near Venice with Augusta Vindelicum today’s Augsburg in Germany.
