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Rome: Servian Wall, Arch of Gallienus (1757 etching)
Rome: Arch of Gallienus in Servian Wall (Piranesi 1757) | ||
Dedicated to emperor Gallienus, the arch in the Servian Wall was built in AD 262 by a private citizen, M. Aurelius Victor. Located at the start of via Labicana, a major street, this arch replaced the older Porta Esquilina. There is a 2-line inscriptionThe Piranesi drawing also shows aqueducts in the Esqualine Hill: (B) a castellum of the Aqua Julia; C) a gate in the the Aqua Marcia; (D) the Aqua Claudia at Porta Maggiore; and E) Neronian arches of the Aqua Claudia. |
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