The Arch of Gallienus is a name given to the Porta Esquilina, an ancient Roman arch in the Servian Wall of Rome. It was here that the ancient Roman roads Via Labicana and Via Tiburtina started.
Arch of Gallienus today
View of the Arch of Gallienus by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (c. 1750), etching
The Servian Wall is an ancient Roman defensive barrier constructed around the city of Rome in the early 4th century BC. The wall was built of volcanic tuff and was up to 10 m in height in places, 3.6
Arch of Gallienus
…The Arch of Gallienus is a name given to the Porta Esquilina, an ancient Roman arch in the Servian Wall of Rome. It was here that the ancient Roman roads Via Labicana and Via Tiburtina started. The arch was rebuilt in monumental style in the Augustan…
A preserved section of Servian Wall next to Termini railway station.
The Porta Esquilina was originally a gateway in the Servian Wall. In the later Roman Empire it became known as the Arch of Gallienus, and was the starting point of the via Labicana and the via Tiburtina.
The Servian Wall at Via di Sant Anselmo
In the Piazza Manfredo Fanti