Porta Aurelia

Porta Aurelia

The Porta Aurelia is an Aurelian gate in Rome.

History

This gate of the Aurelian Walls resides on the summit of the Janiculum and was the starting point of the Via Aurelia. Renamed Porta San Pancrazio after Pope Urban VIII remodelled it in the 17th century, the Via Aurelia served as Rome's connection to France during the Republic and Middle Ages and therefore was extremely important for trade.

Trivia

• In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, the north gate of Rome that leads directly into the Piazza del Popolo is mislabeled as the Porta Aurelia as though it is the same gate that would later be called the Porta del Popolo. In the game, the Porta Flaminia, which is the actual name of the Porta del Popolo during this time, is instead given to a gate at the northeastern corner of the Campagna District, sitting between the Porta Settimiana and the Porta Salaria. To add to the confusion, this gate is actually the Porta Salaria in real-life, whereas the gate to its west labeled the Porta Settimiana is actually the Porta Pinciana and the gate to its east labeled Porta Salaria is actually the Porta Nomentana. The real Porta Aurelia itself was located in Trastevere and was one of the western gates of Rome. The database entry for the Porta Aurelia is factually correct, however.

Reference

• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.