Porta Metronia is a gate in the third-century
Aurelian Walls
The Aurelian Walls () are a line of city walls built between 271 AD and 275 AD in Rome, Italy, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Aurelian. They superseded the earlier Servian Wall built during the 4th century BC.
The walls enclosed all the ...
of
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
, Italy. The gate is located in the southern section of the wall between
Porta San Giovanni to the east and
Porta Latina
The Porta Latina (Latin - ''Latin Gate'') is a single-arched gate in the Aurelian Walls of ancient Rome.
History
It marked the Rome end of the Via Latina and gives its name to the church of San Giovanni a Porta Latina. Most of the present st ...
to the south.
During the tenth century, beyond this gate was marshland called the ''Prata Decii'' or the ''Decenniae''.
[Gregorovius, Ferdinand, ''History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages'', Volume 3 (1895), pg. 530] At the end of the Middle Ages, the gate was closed and the entrance bricked up.
Because of increasing traffic in the modern era, four main passages were created beside the original gate. The ground level around the gate has risen significantly through the ages, leaving the original passage partially underground.
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List of ancient monuments in Rome
This is a list of ancient monuments from Roman Republic, Republican and Roman Empire, Imperial periods in the city of Rome, Italy.
Amphitheaters
* Amphitheater of Caligula
* Amphitheatrum Castrense
* Amphitheater of Nero
* Amphitheater of Stati ...
Notes
References
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External links
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Roma Segreta: Porta Metronia in Italiano
Short article on the Porta Metronia
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Metronia
Rome R. XIX Celio
Rome Q. IX Appio-Latino
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