Excerpt from A New Guide of Naples, Its Environs, Procida, Ischia and Capri: Compiled From Vasi's Guide, Several More Recent Publications, and a Personal Visit of the Compiler to the Churches, Monuments, Antiquities EtcThe city or market town called Forum Appii, was according to some authors, situated on the spot now occupied by the hamlet of Le Case Nuove. It is more probable, however, as others say, that it is Casarillo di Santa Maria situated 56 miles from Rome in the Pontine Marshes where are the remains of an ancient city, it was founded by Appius Claudius Coccus, on the great road which be constructed, about 313 years before the Chris, tian era.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.