Via Postumia

The Via Postumia was an ancient military Roman road of northern Italy constructed in 148 BC by the consul Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus.

It ran from the coast at Genoa through the mountains to Dertona, Placentia (the termination of the Via Aemilia) and Cremona, just east of the point where it crossed the Po River.

[2] Via Julia Augusta is the name given to the Roman road by Augustus Caesar's efforts starting in 13 BC to merge the Via Aemilia Scauri with the Via Postumia, running from Placentia (modern Piacenza) to a triumphal arch in La Turbie, France.

It is later extended to Arelates (modern Arles) joining the Via Domitia, through Dertona (Tortona), Vada Sabatia (Vado Ligure), Albingaunum (Albenga) and Album Intimilium (Ventimiglia).

[citation needed] The ancient Arco dei Gavi still marks the Via Postumia's branch leading to Verona.

Via Postumia is highlighted in light blue . It is reached from Rome at Placentia via the Via Flaminia ( dark blue ) followed by the Via Aemilia ( red ).
A stretch of the Via Postumia reconstructed under the Arco dei Gavi in Verona .