Arch of Gallienus

The Arch of Gallienus is a name given to the Porta Esquilina, an ancient Roman arch in the Servian Wall of Rome. It was here that the ancient Roman roads Via Labicana and Via Tiburtina started.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pontifical Oriental Institut and Santa Maria Maggiore.

Pontifical Oriental Institut

College

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The Pontifical Oriental Institute, also known as the Orientale, is a Catholic institution of higher education located in Rome and focusing on Eastern Christianity. Pontifical Oriental Institut is situated 190 metres northwest of Arch of Gallienus.

Santa Maria Maggiore

Church

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The Papal Basilica of Saint Mary the Great, also informally known as the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, is a Roman Catholic Papal Basilica and one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome. Santa Maria Maggiore is situated 310 metres northwest of Arch of Gallienus.

Santi Vito e Modesto

Church

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Santi Vito e Modesto is a Roman Catholic church, and appears to have two facades, a 20th-century marble facade on Via Carlo Alberto, but a rustic brick older entrance, in reality the apse, on the Via San Vito in the Rione Esquilino of Rome, Italy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esquilino-San Giovanni and Viminal Hill.

Esquilino-San Giovanni

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Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in Rome. Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.

Viminal Hill

Locality

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The Viminal Hill is the smallest of the famous Seven Hills of Rome. A finger-shape cusp pointing toward central Rome between the Quirinal Hill to the northwest and the Esquiline Hill to the southeast, it is home to the Teatro dell'Opera and the Termini Railway Station.