Servian Wall

E358637

The Servian Wall was an early defensive fortification of ancient Rome, encircling the city with massive stone ramparts built in the 4th century BCE.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman fortification ⓘ
ancient city wall ⓘ
defensive fortification ⓘ
actualConstructionPeriod 4th century BCE ⓘ
builtAfter Gallic sack of Rome ⓘ
builtBy Romans ⓘ
bypassedBy Aurelian Walls ⓘ
constructionStartCentury 4th century BCE ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
crossedBy Capena Gate ⓘ
Carmental Gate ⓘ
Collina Gate ⓘ
Esquilina Gate ⓘ
linked to: Esquiline Gate

Esquiline Gate ⓘ
Viminal Gate ⓘ
culturalContext Roman Republic ⓘ
currentUse archaeological monument ⓘ
encircled city of Rome ⓘ
linked to: Rome
era 4th century BCE Rome ⓘ
followedBy Aurelian Walls ⓘ
hadFeature ditch ⓘ
earth rampart ⓘ
gates ⓘ
towers ⓘ
hasRemainingSections near Termini railway station ⓘ
near the Capitoline Hill ⓘ
on the Aventine Hill ⓘ
on the Quirinal Hill ⓘ
height up to 10 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus protected archaeological site ⓘ
historicalAttribution traditionally attributed to Servius Tullius ⓘ
length approximately 11 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn Italy ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
materialUsed Grotta Oscura tufa ⓘ
tufa stone ⓘ
namedAfter Servius Tullius ⓘ
partOf ancient Rome ⓘ
linked to: Roman Antiquity
periodOfUse Roman Republic ⓘ
early Roman Empire ⓘ
precededBy early city defenses of Rome ⓘ
purpose defense of Rome ⓘ
protection against invasions ⓘ
replacedEarlierStructure earthen rampart fortifications ⓘ
significance defined the urban boundary of Republican Rome ⓘ
first major stone circuit wall of Rome ⓘ
stateOfPreservation partially preserved ⓘ
thickness up to 4 meters ⓘ

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Referenced by (17)

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Campus Martius → locatedOutside → Servian Wall ⓘ
Servius Tullius → associatedWith → Servian Wall (city circuit traditionally linked to him) ⓘ
linked to: Servian Wall
Antonio da Sangallo the Younger → notableWork → Fortifications of Rome ⓘ
linked to: Servian Wall
Trastevere → wasOutside → ancient Servian Wall of Rome ⓘ
linked to: Servian Wall
Battle of the Colline Gate → locatedNear → Servian Wall of Rome ⓘ
linked to: Servian Wall
Porta Fontinalis → locatedIn → Servian Wall ⓘ
Porta Fontinalis → partOf → Servian fortification system ⓘ
linked to: Servian Wall
Regio I Porta Capena → gateOf → Servian Wall ⓘ
Regal period of Rome → hasUrbanDevelopment → Servian Wall (traditional attribution) ⓘ
linked to: Servian Wall
Viminal Hill → partOf → Servian Wall circuit area ⓘ
linked to: Servian Wall
Nymphaeum of Alexander Severus → partOf → Servian Wall area of Rome ⓘ
linked to: Servian Wall
Colline Gate → partOf → Servian Wall ⓘ
Gates of Rome → partOf → Servian Wall ⓘ
Porta Collina → partOf → Servian Wall ⓘ
Porta Collina → partOf → Servian fortification system ⓘ
linked to: Servian Wall
Porta Sanqualis → locatedIn → Servian Wall of Rome ⓘ
subject linked to: vicus Portae Sanqualis
linked to: Servian Wall