There is a section of the Via Appia used in Rome today for busy traffic, yet much of this road that leads out of the city is in ruins.

如今罗马的阿庇亚大道有一段路专门用于繁忙的交通，但这条路中通向城外的大部分路段都已毁坏。

youdao

Like the billboard-lined highways of today, Via Appia was a place to advertise: here, the aristocracy showed their wealth via their tombs, and the Roman Empire showed their might through engineering and punishment.

BBC: All roads lead to Rome

Sacred catacombs open to the public include the Catacombs of Priscilla (Via Salaria, 430), the Catacombs of St Callixtus (Via Appia Antica, 110-126) and the Catacombs of St Agnes (Via Nomentana, 349).

BBC: Exploring the history of catacombs

Christians were buried by the Via Appia too, in the catacombs that run for miles underground.

BBC: All roads lead to Rome