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Aurelian Walls Part of Rome Italy A section of Aurelian wall between the Porta Ardeatina and Porta San Sebastiano Map of ancient Rome with the Aurelian walls (red) and its gates highlighted. The 4th-Century BC Servian Walls (blue) are also shown. Type Defensive wall Height Up to 10 metres (33 ft) Site information Owner Italian Government Open to the public Open to public Condition Remaining sections: Either semi-ruinous or partly restored Site history Built 271–275 AD Built by Roman citizens Materials Concrete Brick Mortar Demolished Some parts in the Medieval Period Events Sack of Rome (410) Sack of Rome (455) Capture of Rome Garrison information Garrison Praetorian Guard Occupants Romans The Aurelian Walls (Italian: Mura aureliane ) are a line of city walls built between 271 AD and 275 AD in Rome, Italy, during the reign of the Roman Emperors Aurelian and Probus. They superseded the earlier Servian Wall built d...

The Maison Carrée in Nîmes, one of the best-preserved Roman temples. It is a mid-sized Augustan provincial temple of the Imperial cult. The Temple of Hercules Victor, in the Forum Boarium in Rome; the entablature is lost and the roof later. Roman temple of Alcántara, in Spain, a tiny votive temple built with an important bridge under Trajan Temple of Augustus in Pula, Croatia, an early temple of the Imperial cult Ancient Roman temples were among the most important buildings in Roman culture, and some of the richest buildings in Roman architecture, though only a few survive in any sort of complete state. Today they remain "the most obvious symbol of Roman architecture". [1] Their construction and maintenance was a major part of ancient Roman religion, and all towns of any importance had at least one main temple, as well as smaller shrines. The main room (cella) housed the cult image of the deity to whom the temple was dedicated, and often a small...

"Roman architecture" redirects here. For the architecture of the city, see Architecture of Rome. The Colosseum in Rome, Italy; the classical orders are used, but purely for aesthetic effect. The Maison Carrée at Nîmes in France, one of the best preserved Roman temples. A mid-sized Augustan provincial temple of the Imperial cult. The Alcántara Bridge, Spain, a masterpiece of ancient bridge building The Baths of Diocletian, Rome The Severan Basilica in Leptis Magna An area at the Ostia Antica archaeological site: at one time, shops were located here "Roman baroque", Leptis Magna, Arch of Septimus Severus Ancient Roman architecture adopted the external language of classical Greek architecture for the purposes of the ancient Romans [ citation needed ] , but differed from Greek buildings, becoming a new architectural style. The two styles are often considered one body of classical architecture. Roman architecture flourished in the Rom...