Arab raid against Rome
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In 846, Arab raiders plundered the outskirts of the city of Rome, sacking the basilicas of Old St Peter's and St Paul's-Outside-the-Walls, but were prevented from entering the city itself by the Aurel
A section of Aurelian Wall between the Porta Ardeatina and Porta San Sebastiano
Old St Peter's, 19th-century reconstruction
The Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is one of Rome's four major papal basilicas, along with the basilicas of Saint John in the Lateran, Saint Peter's, and Saint Mary Major, as well as o
Arab raid against Rome
…In 846, Arab raiders plundered the outskirts of the city of Rome, sacking the basilicas of Old St Peter's and St Paul's-Outside-the-Walls, but were prevented from entering the city itself by the Aurelian Walls. In the 820s, the Aghlabids of Ifriqiya (known by medieval Italians as the…
The statue of Saint Paul in front of the portico
An 18th-century engraving of the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls.
Ruins of the Basilica after the fire of 1823
Exterior Holy Door by Enrico Manfrini (2000)