Servian Wall - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Servian Wall - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Servian Wall (; ) is an ancient Roman defensive barrier constructed around the city of Rome in the early 4th century BC. The wall was built of volcanic tuff and was up to in height in places, wide at its base, long,Fields, Nic; Peter Dennis 10 Mar 2008 The Walls of Rome Osprey Publishing p. 10. and is believed to have had 16 main gates, of which only one or two have survived, and enclosed a total area of . In the 3rd century AD it was superseded by the construction of the larger Aurelian Walls as the city of Rome grew beyond the boundary of the Servian Wall. Read more on Wikipedia
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