South of the baths begins the Old Appian Way ( Via Appia Antica ) , built in 312 b.c. for the Roman legions who marched to coastal Brindisi to set sail for the Levant and North Africa .
The Old Appian Way ( Via Appia Antica ) begins south of the baths ; it was built in 312 b.c. for the Roman legions , who marched to coastal Brindisi to set sail for the Levant and North Africa .