Via Mediolanum-Verbannus
| Mediolanum-Verbannus | |
|---|---|
| Part of Roman road system | |
| Northwest Italy | |
Route of the Via Mediolanum-Verbannus, including the branch from Sesto Calende to Domodossola | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military road |
| Owner | Roman Empire |
| Controlled by | Roman Republic Roman Empire Western Roman Empire |
| Condition | Few ancient remains discovered |
| Length | Approximately 45 Roman miles (from Milan to Angera) |
| Site history | |
| Built | Mediolanum (Milan) |
| In use | Sebuinus (Angera) |
The Via Mediolanum-Verbannus (in Italian "via Milano-Verbano") is the modern name given to a Roman road located in the Regio XI Transpadana.
Constructed between the late Republican era and the early decades of the Imperial era, it connected Mediolanum (modern Milan) to the Verbannus Lacus (Lake Verbano, or Lake Maggiore) and onward to the Simplon Pass, facilitating passage across the Alps.
A 19th-century theory suggests it was expanded by Emperor Septimius Severus.
Designed for terrestrial transport, this road was complemented by waterways, primarily the Olona River, enabling both land and water-based movement.
Much of its route, reused during the Middle Ages and beyond, was later adapted by Napoleon Bonaparte for the Sempione State Road.