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Porta Fontinalis

Ancient Roman buildings and structures in RomeGates in the Servian Wall
The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography (1861) (14768984432)
The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography (1861) (14768984432)

The Porta Fontinalis was a gate in the Servian Wall in ancient Rome. It was located on the northern slope of the Capitoline Hill, probably the northeast shoulder over the Clivus Argentarius. The Via Salaria exited through it, as did the Via Flaminia originally, providing a direct link with Picene and Gallic territory. After the Aurelian Walls were constructed toward the end of the 3rd century AD, the section of the Via Flaminia that ran between the Porta Fontinalis and the new Porta Flaminia was called the Via Lata ("Broadway").

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Porta Fontinalis
Clivo Argentario, Rome Municipio Roma I

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Clivo Argentario
00184 Rome, Municipio Roma I
Lazio, Italy
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The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography (1861) (14768984432)
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