Porta Fontinalis
The Porta Fontinalis was an ancient city gate in Rome . It is known only through two literary and three inscription mentions.
Accordingly, in 193 BC The aediles Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and Lucius Aemilius Paullus built a portico from the porta Fontinalis to the Altar of Mars on Campus Martius . Even if the location of the altar is only known to be to the west of Via Lata, it can be concluded that the gate was northwest of the Capitol in the area of the clivus Argentarius , where a street leads to Campus Martius with the Roman Forum Association. Since the Servian Wall also ran in this area , it is generally assumed that the porta Fontinalis was part of this wall.
Judging by the inscriptions, the gate still stood in the imperial era and was an obviously well-known site, the exact location of which cannot be determined despite several attempts: archaeological findings from this area could not be connected with the porta Fontinalis .
literature
- Samuel Ball Platner , Thomas Ashby : A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. Oxford University Press, London 1929, p. 408 ( online ).
- Lawrence Richardson Jr .: A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD et al. 1992, ISBN 0-8018-4300-6 , p. 303.