FLAMIN'TAN WAY ( Tria Flaminia), the great northern road of ancient Italy, leading from Rome to Arimimun (Rimini) on the Adriatic. It was constructed by C. Flaminius during his censorship (220 me.), and was designed to secure a free communication with the recently conquered Gaulish territory. The F. W. was one of the most celebrated and most frequented roads of Italy both during the period of the republic and of the empire. Its importance may be estimated from the fact, that when Augustus (27 B.C.) appointed persons of consular dignity road-surveyo•s for the other highways of his dominions, he reserved the care of the F. 1V. for himself, and renewed it throtghout its whole length. Its general direction was northerly. Leaving Rome, it kept for the most part at no great distance from the Tiber till it reached Narnia (.Narni), where it struck off in a north-easterly direction, passing Interamna (Tend) and Spoletinmn (Spoleto), and reaching the foot of the Apennines, at Forum FlamMil. Crossing the central ridge of
the Apennines at Ad Ensem (La Schieggia?), it again proceeded in a northerly direction, pursuing much the same line of route as the modern road from Foligno to Fano, and reached the Adriatic at Fauum Fortnum (Fano), whence it wound along the coast to Ariminum (Rimini), where it ended, or rather where the name ceased; for the Via /Emilia (see EMIL) AN PROVINCES) W(CS just a continuation of it. The whole length of time road from Rome to Ariminum was (according to the Jerusalem Itinerary) 222 m., and according to the Antonine, 210 miles. Remains of it still exist at various places, and assist the antiquary in tracing its direction.