CLAUDIA NOVA, VIA, an ancient road of Italy, 47m. in length, connecting the Via (Claudia) Valeria with the Via Caecilia and Via Salaria at Foruli, near Amiternum and thus linking to gether the road systems of north and south Italy. It was built by the emperor Claudius in A.D. 47. Its course and remains, as well as the ancient towns and buildings along it, are described by R. Gardner in Journal of Roman Studies, iii. (1913) 205-23 2.