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Italian Visits - All about Italy - The via Flaminia |
 | | The importance of the ancient Via Flaminia is twofold: during the period of Roman expansion in the |
 | | 2nd century BC the Flaminia became, with the cheaper sea route, a main axis of transportation by which wheat from the Po valley supplied Rome and central Italy; during the period of Roman decline, the Flaminia was the main road leading into the heartland of Italy: it was taken by |
 | | The modern 2‑lane road, the SS 3 Flaminia, still uses Vespasian's tunnel, the emperor's dedicatory inscription still in place; remnants of the earlier tunnel can also be seen. |
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