Aurelian Walls at Porta San Paolo

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The Aurelian Walls at Porta San Paolo are a well-preserved section of Rome’s late-imperial defensive walls, incorporating one of the city’s historic southern gates near the Pyramid of Cestius.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city wall section
fortification
access publicly accessible exterior
adjacentTo Porta San Paolo gate towers
linked to: Porta San Paolo

Via Ostiense
architecturalStyle late Roman imperial military architecture
associatedWith Ostian road (ancient route to Ostia)
linked to: Via Ostiense
builtUnder Emperor Aurelian
linked to: Aurelian

Emperor Probus (completion phase)
constructionStart 3rd century AD (Aurelianic phase)
country Italy
currentUse historic monument
formsGate Porta San Paolo
hasFeature arrow slits
embrasures
towers
wall walk
hasFunction city defense
control of access to Rome
hasViewOf Non-Catholic Cemetery of Rome (nearby)
linked to: Cimitero Acattolico

Pyramid of Cestius
heritageStatus well-preserved
historicalRole defense of southern approaches to Rome
incorporates city gate structure
locatedIn Italy
Porta San Paolo area
Rome
material brick-faced concrete
travertine (in gate elements)
tufa
near Porta San Paolo
Pyramid of Cestius
partOf Aurelian Walls
historic center of Rome buffer zone
late-imperial defensive system of Rome
protectionStatus cultural heritage site of Rome
region Lazio
significance example of late-antique urban fortifications in Rome
timePeriod late Roman Empire
linked to: Late Antiquity
tourism popular sightseeing spot
visibleFrom Piazzale Ostiense

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Porta San Giovanni in the Aurelian Walls partOf Aurelian Walls
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Capture of Rome significantPlace Aurelian Walls
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Trastevere wasIncorporatedInto Aurelian Walls of Rome
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Porta del Popolo partOf Aurelian Walls
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Porta Flaminia partOf Aurelian Walls
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Porta Flaminia category Aurelian Walls
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Aurelian commemoratedBy Aurelian Walls
subject linked to: Roman emperor Aurelian
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Baths of Caracalla near Aurelian Walls
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Castra Praetoria incorporatedInto Aurelian Walls of Rome
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Servian Wall followedBy Aurelian Walls
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Servian Wall bypassedBy Aurelian Walls
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Aventinus partOf Aurelian Walls (enclosed area)
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Basilica of Saint Laurence Outside the Walls near Aurelian Walls
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Basilica of Saint Laurence Outside the Walls locatedOutside Aurelian Walls of Rome
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Porta del Popolo locatedIn Aurelian Walls
subject linked to: Piazza del Popolo
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Lateran Hill near Aurelian Walls
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Viale delle Terme di Caracalla near Aurelian Walls
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Basilica of San Sebastiano fuori le mura locatedOutside Aurelian Walls of Rome
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Pyramid of Cestius near Aurelian Walls
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Regio XII Piscina Publica borderedBy Aurelian Walls
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Regio I Porta Capena borderedBy Aurelian Walls
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Museo delle Mura locatedOn Aurelian Walls
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Museo delleMura dedicatedTo Aurelian Walls
subject linked to: Museo delle Mura
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Museo delle Mura buildingIncorporates Aurelian Walls
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Via Tiburtina associatedWith Aurelian Walls
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Porta San Giovanni partOf Aurelian Walls
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Porta Asinaria partOf Aurelian Walls
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Walls of Leo IV connectsWith Aurelian Walls (via later fortifications)
subject linked to: walls of Leo IV
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Battistero Lateranense locatedIn Aurelian Walls of Rome
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Porta Maggiore partOf Aurelian Walls
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Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker locatedNear Aurelian Walls
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Aurelian Walls segment near Porta Maggiore partOf Aurelian Walls
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Presa di Roma hasKeyPlace Aurelian Walls
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Porta Pia partOf Aurelian Walls
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Aurelian constructed Aurelian Walls
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Piazzale Flaminio near Aurelian Walls
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Gates of Rome partOf Aurelian Walls
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San Paolo fuori le Mura isOutside Aurelian Walls of Rome
subject linked to: San Paolo fuori le Mura (Rome)
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Rome (traditional) hasStructure Aurelian Walls
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