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'''Porta Tiburtina''' is one of the eastern gates of the [[Aurelian Walls]] of [[Rome]] in the [[Campagna District]], so named for the ''Via Tiburtina'' that ran through it. It is adorned with bull skulls, a relic of its origins as an ornamental arch.
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'''Porta Tiburtina''' is one of the Aurelian gates of [[Rome]]. The gate originally was an arch, built under Emperor [[Caligula|Augustus]], in the point in which three [[aqueducts]] ([[Acqua Marcia|Aqua Marcia]], Aqua Julia and Aqua Tepula) passed over the Via Tiburtina. The arch was restored by Emperors Titus and Caracalla.


==History==
==History==
The arch of Augustus was incorporated in the Aurelian Walls by Emperor Aurelian. At the time of Honorius' restoration, in the 5th century, a second, external opening was built, with five small openings that enlightened the room where the gate was operated.
Like the [[Porta Praenestina]], the Porta Tiburtina was originally an arch built under Emperor [[Augustus]] at the point where there [[aqueducts]], the [[Aqua Marcia]], Aqua Julia, and Aqua Tepula passed over the ''Via Tiburtina''. During the construction of the Aurelian Walls by Emperor [[Aurelian]] from 270 to 275, the arch was incorporated as a gate for the walls to mitigate the cost in time and money.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Porta Tiburtina]]</ref>


With time, the gate changed its name into Porta San Lorenzo, because of the presence of the close by basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura. Common people, however, called it Capo de' Bove or Porta Taurina, since the arch of Augustus was decorated with bull skulls.
==Trivia==
[[File:Porta Tiburtina.png|thumb|250px|The Porta Metronia, mislabeled as the Porta Tiburtina in the game]]
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', all the gates of Rome are misidentified, though [[Shaun Hastings]]'s database entries remain factually correct. The gate marked as the Porta Tiburtina is in reality the [[Porta Metronia]] while the proper Porta Tiburtina is, in turn, mislabeled as the [[Porta Salaria]]. For convenience, this article assumes that, canonically, Shaun Hastings's research is correct while the [[Animus#2.0|Animus 2.01]] labeled the gates erroneously.


==Source==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''


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[[Category:Gates]]
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Porta Tiburtina

Porta Tiburtina is one of the eastern gates of the Aurelian Walls of Rome in the Campagna District, so named for the Via Tiburtina that ran through it. It is adorned with bull skulls, a relic of its origins as an ornamental arch.

History[edit | edit source]

Like the Porta Praenestina, the Porta Tiburtina was originally an arch built under Emperor Augustus at the point where there aqueducts, the Aqua Marcia, Aqua Julia, and Aqua Tepula passed over the Via Tiburtina. During the construction of the Aurelian Walls by Emperor Aurelian from 270 to 275, the arch was incorporated as a gate for the walls to mitigate the cost in time and money.[1]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

The Porta Metronia, mislabeled as the Porta Tiburtina in the game
  • In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, all the gates of Rome are misidentified, though Shaun Hastings's database entries remain factually correct. The gate marked as the Porta Tiburtina is in reality the Porta Metronia while the proper Porta Tiburtina is, in turn, mislabeled as the Porta Salaria. For convenience, this article assumes that, canonically, Shaun Hastings's research is correct while the Animus 2.01 labeled the gates erroneously.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]