- Porta Trigemina
The Porta Trigemina was one of the main gates in the ancient
4th century Servian Wall ofRome ,Italy . The gate no longer exists, but it is frequently mentioned by ancient authors as standing between the north end of theAventine Hill and theTiber River , probably near theForum Boarium .Its name (which means essentially "triple uniting") probably refers to its triple gateway to accommodate heavy traffic that passed into the city from the
Via Ostiensis . It was known for the crowd of beggars that were found just outside the gate.External links
* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/_Texts/PLATOP*/Porta_Trigemina.html Information on the Porta Trigemina from the LacusCurtius website.]
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