it ania ▁is ▁an ▁off sh oot ▁of ▁the ▁Via ▁Dom it ia ▁that ▁goes ▁through ▁south western ▁Ga ul ▁into ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Aqu it ania . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁unknown ▁who ▁commission ed ▁the ▁Via ▁Aqu it ania , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁Dom it ius ▁A hen obar bus ▁built ▁it ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁easily ▁exact ▁t ributes ▁from ▁the ▁newly ▁conquer ed ▁tribes . ▁ ▁Route ▁The ▁Via ▁Aqu it ania ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁Roman ▁road ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Aqu it ania . ▁The ▁province ▁of ▁Aqu it ania ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁south western ▁Ga ul . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁border ed ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁east ▁by ▁the ▁Py ren ees , ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁by ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁by ▁the ▁Lo ire ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁Via ▁Aqu it ania ▁begins ▁in ▁Nar bon ne , ▁where ▁it ▁connect s ▁to ▁the ▁Via ▁Dom it ia . ▁ ▁Nar bon ne ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Roman ▁col ony ▁in ▁Ga ul . ▁Its ▁purpose ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁col ony . ▁Nar bon ne ▁later ▁became ▁an ▁important ▁trade ▁hub ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁August us . ▁During ▁the ▁P ax ▁Rom ana , ▁travel ing ▁became ▁sa fer . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁trade . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁Nar bon ne , ▁two ▁other ▁important ▁cities , ▁Toul ouse ▁and ▁Bor de aux , ▁were ▁situated ▁along ▁the ▁Via ▁Aqu it ania . ▁The ▁Via