Servian Wall
The Servian Wall is an ancient Roman defensive barrier constructed around the city of Rome in the early 4th century BC. The wall was built of volcanic tuff and was up to 10 m in height in places, 3.6 m wide at its base, 11 km long, and is believed to have had 16 main gates, of which only one or two have survived, and enclosed a total area of 246 hectares.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roma Termini railway station and Baths of Diocletian.
Roma Termini railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ingolf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roma Termini is the main railway station of Rome, Italy. It is named after the district of the same name, which in turn took its name from ancient Baths of Diocletian, which lies across the street from the main entrance. Roma Termini railway station is situated 190 metres south of Servian Wall.
Baths of Diocletian
Coliseum
Theater building
Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is the largest standing amphitheatre in the world. Coliseum is situated 1½ km southwest of Servian Wall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Viminal Hill and Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains).
Viminal Hill
Locality
Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains)
Locality
Photo: R-bitzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Quattro Fontane is an ensemble of four Late Renaissance fountains located at the intersection of Via delle Quattro Fontane and Via del Quirinale in Rome.
Esquilino-San Giovanni
Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Servian Wall
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.90281° or 41° 54′ 10″ northLongitude
12.50103° or 12° 30′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8FHJWG32+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 1223826659OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Servian Wall” goes by many names.
- French: “Muraille servienne”
- German: “Servianische Mauer”
- Italian: “Mura Serviane”
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