Stazione degli autobus
Porta S. Sebastiano station
Consigliato da 14 persone del luogo,
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Uno degli ingressi alla Roma Antica meglio conservati, ha l'aspetto di un castello medioevale ed ospita il museo delle mura.
Is the biggest and one of the best preserved gates in the Aurelian Walls. Its previous name was Porta Appia, as the gate was crossed by the Appian Way (the "regina viarum"). The towers house a Museum
The real name of this monumental gate, one of the largest and best conserved in the Aurelian Walls, was Appia, from the name of the important arterial road which it opened out onto. In the Middle Ages the name was corrupted into Daccia and Dazza, over which the name Porta S. Sebastiano eventually prevailed, in honour of the Christian martyr buried in the church on the Via Appia not far from the walls.
The real name of this monumental gate, one of the largest and best conserved in the Aurelian Walls, was Appia, from the name of the important arterial road which it opened out onto. In the Middle Ages the name was corrupted into Daccia and Dazza, over which the name Porta S. Sebastiano eventually pr…
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Posizione
Rome, Lazio