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Porta Metronia is a gate in the third-century Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy. The gate is located in the southern section of the wall between Porta San Giovanni to the east and Porta Latina to the south.
During the tenth century, beyond this gate was marshland called the Prata Decii or the Decenniae. At the end of the Middle Ages, the gate was closed and the entrance bricked up.
Because of increasing traffic in the modern era, four main passages were created beside the original gate. The ground level around the gate has risen significantly through the ages, leaving the original passage partially underground.
See also
Porta Nomentana – Gate of the Aurelian walls, a landmark of Rome, Italy
List of ancient monuments in Rome
Notes
References
Platner, Samuel Ball; Ashby, Thomas (1929). "A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome.". London: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
Arya, Darius (11 November 2019). "Ancient Rome Live: Layers of Rome". The American Institute for Roman Culture. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
External links
Media related to Porta Metronia (Rome) at Wikimedia Commons
Roma Segreta: Porta Metronia in Italiano
RomeArtLover Short article on the Porta Metronia
Lucentini, M. (31 December 2012). The Rome Guide: Step by Step through History's Greatest City. Interlink. ISBN 9781623710088.
This article contains text from Platner and Ashby's A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, a text now in the public domain.
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