Enemies at the Gate: The City Walls of Ancient Rome

by Patricia Southern

The earliest known wall in Rome encircled the early settlement on the Palatine Hill. Archaeological evidence corroborates the traditional date of the city's foundation in the eighth century BC. No new wall is known until the early sixth century BC, when King Servius Tullius built the defences named after him. The growth of the Empire and the erection of frontiers by the Emperor Hadrian obviated the need for walls around Rome until the third century...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1398112976
• ISBN13: 9781398112971
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.3"