Rome October 2007 » Wall and City Gates » Porta Pinciana  (7 Slides)     [Page 1 of 1] :: Jump To  
  Up one level Help
PortaPiaciana_01 * 1536 x 2048 * (526KB)
PortaPiaciana_02 * 1536 x 2048 * (593KB)
PortaPiaciana_03 * 1536 x 2048 * (691KB)
PortaPiaciana_04 * 1536 x 2048 * (565KB)
PortaPiaciana_05 * 1536 x 2048 * (578KB)
  PortaPiaciana_01  
  PortaPiaciana_02  
  PortaPiaciana_03  
  PortaPiaciana_04  
  PortaPiaciana_05  
PortaPiaciana_06 * 2048 x 1536 * (629KB)
PortaPiaciana_07 * 1536 x 2048 * (547KB)
  PortaPiaciana_06  
  PortaPiaciana_07  
Porta Pinciana was one of the minor gates and from time to time it was closed.Immediately outside the gate was Villa Borghese. It is a gate of the Aurelian Walls in Rome. The name derives from the gens Pincia, who owned the epponymous hill (Pincian Hill). In ancient times it was also called Porta Turata ("Plugged Gate", for it was partially closed) and Porta Salaria vetus, as the oldest Via Salaria passed under it (the Via Salaria nova passed under the Porta Salaria). The gate was built under the emperor Honorius in the early 5th century, by adapting a previous smaller service entrance. The two side passages are a modern addition. The gate remained closed until the early 20th century. During the Middle Ages a legend told that the Roman general Belisarius, who here had defended Rome against the Ostrogoths in the siege of 537-538, had been seen here as a beggar.
Album last updated on 12/4/07 3:18 AM
Powered by JAlbum 7.1 and BluPlusPlus skin