Porta Maggiore

Porta Maggiore

Porta Maggiore today
Porta Maggiore Shown within Rome
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Location	Rome
Coordinates	41°53′29″N 12°30′55″E / 41.8914573°N 12.5152419°E / 41.8914573; 12.5152419

The Porta Maggiore ("Larger Gate"), or Porta Prenestina, is one of the eastern gates in the ancient but well-preserved 3rd-century Aurelian Walls of Rome.^[1] Through the gate ran two ancient roads: the Via Praenestina and the Via Labicana. The Via Prenestina was the eastern road to the ancient town of Praeneste (modern Palestrina). The Via Labicana (now called the Via Casilina) heads southeast from the city.