Porta Ardeatina

Porta Ardeatina was one of the gates of the Aurelian Walls in Rome. The gate was built in the time of Nero. It stands at an angle in the Aurelian Walls.

Photo: Gustavo La Pizza, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porta San Sebastiano and Tomb of the Scipios.

Porta San Sebastiano

City gate

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The Porta San Sebastiano is the largest and one of the best-preserved gates in the Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy. Originally known as the Porta Appia due to its location at the beginning of the Appian Way, the gate served as a key southern entrance to the city since antiquity. Porta San Sebastiano is situated 370 metres east of Porta Ardeatina.

Tomb of the Scipios

Archaeological site

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The Tomb of the Scipios, also called the hypogaeum Scipionum, was the common tomb of the patrician Scipio family during the Roman Republic for interments between the early 3rd century BC and the early 1st century AD. Tomb of the Scipios is situated 420 metres northeast of Porta Ardeatina.

Arch of Drusus

Archaeological site

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The Arch of Drusus is an ancient arch in Rome, Italy, close to the First Mile of the Appian Way and next to the Porta San Sebastiano. Long misidentified, it is most likely the remains of the Arch of Trajan. Arch of Drusus is situated 360 metres east of Porta Ardeatina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garbatella and Aventino-Testaccio.

Garbatella

Quarter

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Garbatella is an urban zone of Rome. It belongs to the Municipio VIII of Rome comune, Italy, in the Ostiense quarter of Rome. Its population counts nearly 45,000.

Aventino-Testaccio

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Aventino and Testaccio are neighbourhoods of Rome. Aventino is named for the hill which rises up near the Tiber river and is one of the legendary seven hills of Rome.