the mail of officials by relay throughout the Roman road system. The vehicle for carrying mail was a cisium with a box, but for special delivery, a horse and rider was faster. On average, a relay of horses could carry a letter in a day. The postman wore a characteristic leather hat, the petanus. The postal service was a somewhat dangerous occupation, as postmen were a target for bandits and enemies of Rome. Private mail of the well-to-do was carried by tabellarii, an organization of slaves available for a price. Locations There are many examples of roads that still follow the route of Roman roads. Italian areas Major roads Via Aemilia, from Rimini (Ariminum) to Placentia Via Appia, the Appian way (312 BC), from Rome to Apulia Via Aurelia (241 BC), from Rome to France Via Cassia, from Rome to Tuscany Via Flaminia (220 BC), from Rome to Rimini (Ariminum) Via Raetia, from Verona north across the Brenner Pass Via Salaria, from Rome to the Adriatic Sea (in the Marches) Others Via Aemilia Scauri (109 BC) Via Aquillia, branches off the Appia at Capua to the sea at Hipponium (Vibo Valentia) Via Amerina, from Rome to Amelia and Perusia Via Canalis, from Udine, Gemona and Val Canale to Villach in Carinthia and then over Alps to Salzburg or Vienna Via Claudia Julia Augusta (13 BC) Via Claudia Nova (47 AD) Via Clodia, from Rome to Tuscany forming a system with the Cassia Via Domitiana, coast road from Naples to Formia Via Flacca Via Flavia, from Trieste (Tergeste) to Dalmatia Via Gemina, from Aquileia and Trieste through the Karst to Materija, Obrov, Lipa and Klana, from where, near Rijeka, descending towards Trsat (Tersatica) to continue along the Dalmatian coast Via Julia Augusta (8 BC), exits Aquileia Via Labicana, southeast from Rome, forming a system with the Praenestina Via Latina, southeast from Rome to Casilinum where it joined the Via Appia. Via Ostiensis, from Rome to Ostia Via Postumia (148 BC), from Aquileia through Verona across the Apennines to Genoa Via Popilia (132 BC), two distinct roads, one from Capua to Rhegium and the other from Ariminum through the later Veneto region Via Praenestina, from Rome to Praeneste Via Schlavonia, from Aquileia across northern Istria to Senj and into Dalmatia Via Severiana, Terracina to Ostia Via Tiberina, from Rome to Ocriculum Via Tiburtina, from Rome to Tibur Via Traiana, a branch of