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Servian & Aurelian Walls Tim Nonet

Servian Walls • Built in the 4 th Century B. C. E. before the Second Punic Wars • Named after 6 th King of Rome as originally dated to the 6 th century • Repelled Hannibal during the Second Punic Wars • Maintained till end of Republic

• Appox. 10 m tall • Made from large blocks of Tufa • Threat of Germanic Invasion lead to new walls constructed http: //upload. wikimedia. org/wikipedia/commons/8/8 c/Se rvian_Wall-Termini_Station. jpg

Aurelian Walls • Built during the 3 rd Century C. E. • 11 ft thick, 26 feet high, 12 miles in Perimeter inclosing 5. 3 square miles of city. • A tower was built every 100 roman feet (97 ft).

• Built by Emeperour Aurelian. • Improved during the 5 th Century to 52 ft in height • By the 5 th Century the Wall contained 23 gates and 383 towers. http: //upload. wikimedia. org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Celio__le_mura_tra_porta_san_Sebastiano_e_porta_Ardeatina_1974. JPG

Fun Facts • The Aurelian Walls only had a garrison of 25, 000 men • Only meant to repel small scale raids • Until 1870 the walls were Rome’s main defense • Used to define the border of the City State of Rome.

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Bibliogrpahy • http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Aurelian_Walls • http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Servian_Wall • http: //ancienthistory. about. com/od/cityofrome/ g/Servian. Wall. htm • http: //en. museodellemuraroma. it/sede/ mura_aureliane