Exterior: View from East (into Arch South of Porta Maggiore)
Creator
Title Variant
Porta Praenestina
Main Work
Aqua Claudia / Anio Novus
Date
52 CE
Location
Geographic Coordinates
41.891338, 12.515053
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
Image Date
12-Mar
Image Source
Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University
Photographer