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Coordinates: 41°52′24″N 12°29′56″E. Aurelian Walls. Part of Rome. Italy. A section of Aurelian wall between the Porta Ardeatina and Porta San Sebastiano. Map of ancient Rome with the Aurelian walls (red line) and its gates highlighted. The 4th-Century BC Servian Walls (blue line) are also shown.
Aug 29, 2017 · The Aurelian Walls were built in the 3rd century C.E., stretching 12 miles around the boundaries of the city at the time. All of Rome’s seven hills are inside the boundaries of the old walls, as are the Trastevere neighborhood on the right bank of the Tiber River and the area known as Campus Martius – a plain that eventually would become a ...
Aurelian Walls near the Porta San Paolo, Rome. Aurelian Wall, rampart of imperial Rome, first constructed in the second half of the 3rd century ad. It was begun by the emperor Aurelian, completed by his successor Probus, improved under the emperor Honorius in the early 5th century, and restored by Theodoric the Great in the 6th century and by ...
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Type: Archaeological site. Description: historic line of walls built around the city of Rome, Italy. Categories: defensive wall, real property, tourist attraction and tourism. Location: Municipio Roma V, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe. View on OpenStreetMap.
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Aug 4, 2022 · Map of the route of the Aurelian Walls ( the map is based on the map by Joris1919) The city had grown far beyond the old Servian Walls (which at that time only encircled the seven hills), constructed in the 6th century B.C., during the Republican Age.
Jul 16, 2022 · Last Updated on July 16, 2022 by Leslie Livingston. Here’s my guide to the Aurelian Walls in Rome. They’re one of the biggest, but most neglected, ruins from Ancient Rome. The Aurelian Walls date from the 3rd century. They were 12 miles long and 26 feet high, with 14 gates and 380 watch towers.
