Aurelian Walls
The Aurelian Walls are a line of city walls built between AD 271 and AD 275 in Rome, Italy, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Aurelian. They superseded the earlier Servian Wall built during the 4th century BC.
Lalupa, Public domain.- City walls
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (180 feet)
- …is also known as “Gates of Rome”
- Description: historic line of walls built around the city of Rome, Italy
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Aurelian Walls
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Latitude
41.88238° or 41° 52′ 57″ north
Longitude
12.49915° or 12° 29′ 57″ east
Open location code
8FHJVFJX+XM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = city_wall
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = citywalls
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Aurelian Walls” goes by many names.
أسوار أوريليانArabic
الأسوار الأوريليانيةArabic
الأسوار الأوريليةArabic
Ավրելիանոսի պատArmenian
Aurelianoren HarresiakBasque
Сцяна АўрэліянаBelarusian
Стена на АврелианBulgarian
Muralla AurelianaCatalan
Muralles AurelianesCatalan
Muralles d’AureliàCatalan
奥勒良城墙Chinese
奧勒良城牆Chinese
Aurelijanove zidineCroatian
Aurelijeve zidineCroatian
Aurelianova hradbaCzech
Den Aurelianske MurDanish
Aureliaanse MuurDutch
Muur van AurelianusDutch
Stadsmuur van AurelianusDutch
Aŭrelia MuregoEsperanto
Aurelianuse müürEstonian
Aurelianuksen muuriFinnish
ავრელიანეს კედელიGeorgian
Αυρηλιανά ΤείχηGreek
חומות אורליאנוסHebrew
חומת אורליאנוסHebrew
Aurelianus-féle falHungarian
Tembok AurelianusIndonesian
Cinta aurelianaItalian
Cinta muraria aurelianaItalian
Mura AurelianeItalian
mura di AurelianoItalian
アウレリアヌスの城壁Japanese
アウレリアヌスの市壁Japanese
アウレリアヌス城壁Japanese
아우렐리아누스 성벽Korean
Moenia AurelianaLatin
Muri AurelianiLatin
Murus AurelianusLatin
Aurēlija sienaLatvian
Аврелиев ѕидMacedonian
Tembok AurelianusMalay
Den aurelianske murNorwegian
Den aurelianske murNorwegian Bokmål
Muralha aurelianaOccitan (post 1500)
دیوارهای اورلیانPersian
دیوارهای اولیانPersian
Mur AurelianaPolish
Аврелиевы стеныRussian
Стена АврелианаRussian
Aurelijanov zidSerbian
Аурелијанов зидSerbian
Aurelijanove zidineSerbo-Croatian
Mura aurelianeSerbo-Croatian
Avrelijanov zidSlovenian
Aurelianska murenSwedish
Aurelianska stadsmurenSwedish
AurelianusmurenSwedish
Mga Pader AurelianoTagalog
Aurelianus SurlarıTurkish
Авреліанів мурUkrainian
Авреліанова стінаUkrainian
Стіна АвреліанаUkrainian
اوریلیان دیواریںUrdu
Tường thành AurelianusVietnamese
Mur AurelianWelsh
Mur AurelianusWelsh
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