| The via Appia |
New owners, new spoils
At the end of the sixteenth century Gregory XIII has the via Appia Nuova paved. The Appia Antica is by now relegated to a simple suburban road. At the end of the seventeenth century Innocent XII has a road linking the two Appia built: the Appia Pignatelli. The remaining monuments suffer further dismantling. The growing interest in "archaeology" unleashes the hunt for remains and the digs on and around the Appia Antica supply the museums and collections all over Europe.
A new important change in ownership occurs, the Torlonia family become the main agricultural land owners in the area. Large areas are also in the hands of the Boncompagni Ludovisi family.
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