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Porta Maggiore (formerly Porta Prenestiina), Rome

RIBA Ref No RIBA25660
Artist/PhotographerSmith, Edwin (1912-1971)
CountryItaly
CityRome
Subject Date52
Image Date1970
ViewExterior
StyleRoman
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceESP/ROM/448 (ES4056.2)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditEdwin Smith / RIBA Collections
SubjectAqueducts ; City walls ; Gateways
NOTES: The Porta Maggiore was built by the Emperor Claudius to support two aqueducts, the Aqua Claudia and the Aqua Anio Novus. It was integrated into the Aurelian Wall as a gate in 271 AD.
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