Porta Esquilina

Porta Esquilina
	The Arch of Gallienus, the ancient Porta Esquilina
	Porta Esquilina Shown within Augustan Rome
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Coordinates	41°53′45″N 12°30′05″E / 41.89583°N 12.50139°E

The Porta Esquilina (or Esquiline Gate) was a gate in the Servian Wall,^[1] of which the Arch of Gallienus is extant today. Tradition dates it back to the 6th century BC, when the Servian Wall was said to have been built by the Roman king Servius Tullius. However modern scholarship and evidence from archaeology indicate a date in the fourth century BC.^[2] The archway of the gate was rededicated in 262 as the Arch of Gallienus.

^ Platner, S.B. and Ashby, T. A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University, Press. 1929
^ Holloway, R. Ross. The Archaeology of Early Rome and Latium. London and New York: Routledge Press. 1994

[Platner-1] Platner, S.B. and Ashby, T. A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University, Press. 1929

[Holloway-2] Holloway, R. Ross. The Archaeology of Early Rome and Latium. London and New York: Routledge Press. 1994

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The Arch of Gallienus, the ancient Porta Esquilina
Porta Esquilina Shown within Augustan Rome
Click on the map for a fullscreen view
Coordinates	41°53′45″N 12°30′05″E / 41.89583°N 12.50139°E / 41.89583; 12.50139