Roma Vecchia-
Porta Maggiore, originally a double ornamental archway where the Aquae Claudia and Anio Novus
crossed the ancient Via Praenestina and the Via Labicana (now Casilina). During the construction
of the Aurelian Wall (finished in AD 279 under Probius) it was turned into a double gate in this
defensive wall. Note the distinct levels of the Acqua Felice (right and left) and the Aquae Claudia
and the Anio Novus above both archways. The Porta Maggiore bears three inscriptions (just like the
Porta Tiburtina). The first one (CIL 6.1256) states that Claudius built the aqueduct(s). Both
Vespasian and Titus paid for the necessary repairs (both other inscriptions: CIL 6.1257 and 6.1258).
At right the tomp of the baker Vergilius Eurysaces.