The
via Domitia was the first
Roman road built in
Gaul (in modern day
France) from
118 BC by the proconsul
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, at the time of the foundation of the first Roman
colony in Gaul,
Colonia Narbo Martius (modern day
Narbonne).
The via Domitia was connecting Italy to Spain. At Narbonne, it was connecting to the via Aquitania[?], leading toward the Atlantic across Toulouse and Bordeaux.
Cities along the via Domitia include: (city, département)
The via featured several straight parts, including:
- Beaucaire and Nîmes: 22 km
- Ambrussum[?] to Castelnau-le-Lez[?]: 22 km
- Béziers[?] to Pontserme[?]: 15 km
- Pontserme to Narbonne: 10 km