Agrippa's Project
Agrippa's network radiated from a hub at the new strategic site of Lugdunum (Lyon). Strabo indicated the directions, which were identified by Pierre Gros:
- a route towards the Atlantic, From Lugdunum/Lyon towards Saintes
- a route towards the North Sea, via Reims, Beauvais and Amiens
- a route towards the Rhine, via Langres, Trier and Cologne
- and a route towards the south, to Marseille.
Though the detailed routes taken by the various stretches of the Via Agrippa are well settled on the ground, the dates of construction are still debated: in 39-38 BCE, according to the authors of the Guide romain antique; 22-21 BCE, according to Pierre Gros; or between 16-13 BCE, according to Paul Petit.
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