Porta Maggiore

Date: 52 CE
Main Work: Aqua Claudia / Anio Novus
Image View Description: Exterior: View from East (South facade of Tomb of Eurysaces)
Creator: Claudius, Emperor of Rome (Ancient Roman emperor, 10 BCE-54 CE)
Material/Technique: travertine
Work Type: architecture
Style/Period: Imperial Roman
Culture: Ancient Roman
Subject: Porta Maggiore (Rome, Italy)
Location: Rome (Italy)
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
Photographer: Gina Ciancone
Record ID: 1213_rome2012_portamaggiore_vr_001


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