abstract:The gens Egnatia was a plebeian family of equestrian rank at Rome.Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, William Smith, Editor.
Some 71km after Thessaloniki, the Egnatia Odos passes Veria, a small town with several worthwhile Byzantine shrines and nearby archeological sites like the ancient Macedonian Pella and Vergina.
Further into Epiros, the architectural wonders of the Egnatia Odos start to come to life, with tunnels disappearing for miles into solid rock and the inevitable danger signs flashing over the roads zigzagging the cliff-tops.