Porta Ardeatina
The Porta Ardeatina was probably a gate in the Aurelian Wall in Rome , built between 271 and 275 AD, and was located at the point where the Via Ardeatina passed the wall, i.e. in the southern section of the wall. However, such a gate has not been handed down. Since the wall in the area of the presumed location was destroyed in 1538 by the construction of the bastion of Antonio di Sangallo , there are only indications based on drawings that a gate could have been there. Nothing is known about the size and importance of the facility. According to the testimony of Poggio Bracciolini , the gate mentioned bore an inscription by Honorius and was therefore part of the extensive renovation work on the Aurelian Wall. In that case, however, the gate should have had a certain size and significance. The small, inconspicuous opening in the Aurelian wall, which is associated with the porta Ardeatina , would not meet this criterion.
literature
- Samuel Ball Platner , Thomas Ashby : A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. Oxford University Press, London 1929, p. 403 ( online ).
- Filippo Coarelli : Rome. An archaeological guide. Herder, Freiburg (Breisgau) et al. 1981, ISBN 3-451-17247-X , p. 29.
