All roads lead to Rome, as the saying goes, and the most prestigious is the Appian Way, the strategic highway for the Roman Empire now hoping to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A paved road of more than 500 kilometres (310 miles) begun in 312 BC by Roman statesman Appius Claudius Caecus, the "Via Appia" is an archaeological treasure trove. "The proposal has already been signed recently by the Minister of Culture Sangiuliano, and I believe that, being a path that goes all the way to Brindisi, it can be accepted," says Director of the Baths of Caracalla Mirella Serlorenzi. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES COMPLETEs VIDEO N°337Q8HK