Porta Capena
The Porta Capena was a gate in the Servian Wall in Rome, Italy. The gate was located in the area of Piazza di Porta Capena, where the Caelian, Palatine and Aventine hills meet.Photo: Dieterdreist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caelian Hill and Arch of Constantine.
Caelian Hill
Peak
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY 3.0.
The Caelian Hill is one of the famous seven hills of Rome.
Arch of Constantine
Photo: NikonZ7II, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. The arch was commissioned by the Roman Senate to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in AD 312. Arch of Constantine is situated 650 metres north of Porta Capena.
Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is a 1st-century AD honorific arch, located on the Via Sacra, Rome, just to the south-east of the Roman Forum. It was constructed in c. Arch of Titus is situated 770 metres north of Porta Capena.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palatine Hill and Colosseo.
Palatine Hill
Locality
Photo: Lil Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palatine Hill, which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".
Colosseo
Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Colosseo district is the heart of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.
Aventino-Testaccio
Photo: Dnalor 01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Porta Capena
- Type: City gate
- Description: a gate in the Servian Wall in Rome, Italy
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.88394° or 41° 53′ 2″ northLongitude
12.4905° or 12° 29′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8FHJVFMR+H6OpenStreetMap ID
way 406627457OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q1632777
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Porta Capena” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Porta Capena”
- Bulgarian: “Порта Капена”
- Catalan: “Porta Capena”
- Chinese: “卡佩納門”
- Chinese: “卡佩纳门”
- Dutch: “Porta Capena”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بورتا كابينا”
- Finnish: “Porta Capena”
- French: “Porta Capena”
- French: “porte Capène”
- French: “Porte Capène”
- Georgian: “კაპენის კარიბჭე”
- German: “Porta Capena”
- Greek: “Πόρτα Καπένα”
- Hebrew: “פורטה קאפנה”
- Italian: “Porta Capena”
- Japanese: “カペーナ門”
- Japanese: “ポルタ・カペナ”
- Latin: “Porta Capena”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Porta Capena”
- Norwegian: “Porta Capena”
- Portuguese: “Porta Capena”
- Russian: “Porta Capena”
- Russian: “Капенские ворота”
- Spanish: “Porta Capena”
- Spanish: “Puerta Capena”
- Ukrainian: “Капенські ворота”
- Urdu: “پورتا کاپینا”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parco di San Gregorio al Celio and Sistema Musei Civici.
Nearby Places
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