Porta San Paolo (Porta Ostiense, Ostian Gate), Rome.
Title
Porta San Paolo (Porta Ostiense, Ostian Gate), Rome.
Subject
Walls
Description
Standing near the Porta San Paolo is the Pyramid of Cestius, built around 12 BCE. It was incorporated into the Aurelian Wall, perhaps to reduce some of the costs of building. The wall cut through a number of senatorial properties as a reprisal for certain senators' involvement in the mint workers' riot of 271, and as a reminder to to the equestrian classes of the power of the emperor.
Date
2016
Contributor
Living Late Antiquity Team
Rights
The photograph was taken by the Living Late Antiquity team (2016) and is released here under creative commons license, as long Living Late Antiquity is credited.
Files
Collection
Reference
Porta San Paolo (Porta Ostiense, Ostian Gate), Rome., 2016
Cite As
“Porta San Paolo (Porta Ostiense, Ostian Gate), Rome.,” Living Late Antiquity, accessed April 19, 2024, https://livinglateantiquity.org/items/show/58.