The City Wall of Imperial Rome: An Account of Its Architectural Development from Aurelian to Narses |
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THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WALL | 1 |
GENERAL FEATURES AND ANCIENT | 7 |
The secondperiod Wall type | 8 |
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added already ancient appears aqueduct arch arrangement base bastions belong blocks building built Cadastro century City clear close completely concrete connected construction course curtain described detail doubt drawing earlier early Einsiedeln evidence existed facing fact feet fitted Flaminia floor front gallery Gate gateway gives height Honorius important inscription Lanciani later Latina List loop-holes lower marble marked medieval mentioned merlons METRES noted occurs once original passage period Pinciana Porta Appia Porta Ostiensis East position possible postern present proved rampart-walk received remains repair restoration road Roman Rome round SCALE second period sector seems seen semicircular shown shows side similar staircase stairs standard stone story structure suggested third Tiburtina tiles tomb tower travertine upper Wall whole