Servian Wall

The Servian Wall

The Servian wall is attributed to and takes its name from the 6th Roman king, Servius Tullius. Archeologists feel that it dates from 378 BC. It was a fortification of 11 km with 12 gates. One can trace the wall from the Pons Sublicius at the Tiber, along the Capitoline Hill, then north to the Quirinal and Viminal Hills, and south to the Esquiline Hill. At the Caelius and Palatine the wall crossed the Via Appia. It was here that one found the Porta Capena. The wall continued around the Aventine connecting again with the Pons Sublicius.