Porta Maggiore
Image View Description:
Exterior: View from NE
Date:
52 CE
Location:
Rome (Italy)
Title Variant:
Porta Praenestina
Work Type:
architecture
Material / Technique:
travertine
Culture:
Ancient Roman
Creator:
Claudius, Emperor of Rome
Creator Nationality:
Ancient Roman
Creator Dates:
10 BCE-54 CE
Creator Role:
emperor
Style / Period:
Imperial Roman
Subject:
Porta Maggiore (Rome, Italy)
Subject 2:
Gates--Italy--Rome
Subject 3:
Wall of Aurelian (Rome, Italy)
Subject 4:
Aqueducts--Italy--Rome
Subject 5:
Eurysaces, Marcus Vergilius --Tomb
Main Work:
Aqua Claudia / Anio Novus
Photographer:
Gina Ciancone
Notes:

Built in 52 CE by Claudius, as the support for two aqueducts Aqua Claudia and Anio Novus. Later it was incorporated into the Aurelian Wall by emperor Aurelian in 271 CE. Also marks the intersection between two ancient roads: Via Praenistina and Via Labicana.Also shown is the Tomb of Eurysaces (Marcus Vergilius Eurysaces) from late 1st c. BCE.

Image Source:

Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University

Record ID:
1213_rome2012_portamaggiore_vr_006
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