Porta Maggiore

Exterior: View from West

Creator

Ancient Roman
emperor
10 BCE-54 CE
Title Variant
Porta Praenestina
Main Work
Aqua Claudia / Anio Novus
Date

52 CE

Location

Geographic Coordinates
41.891565, 12.514804

Material/Technique

Work Type

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.

Style/Period

Culture

Subject

Porta Maggiore (Rome, Italy)
Gates--Italy--Rome
Wall of Aurelian (Rome, Italy)
Aqueducts--Italy--Rome
Photographer
Image Source

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

Image Date
12-Mar