Constantine abolished the praetorian guard and then ordered to dismantle the western wall of the castrum.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castra_Praetoria
Praetorian : The Rise and Fall of Rome`s Imperial Bodyguard, - Guy de la Bedoyere
Surroundings:
Location:
- Italy, Rome
- geo:41.906601,12.50679
- Location ± 0-5 m.
Period or year:
- 23 / unknown
Class:
- Castle
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=58087
Annotations
Relevant museums
Ara Pacis Museum
Ara Pacis Museum
Rome, Vatican Museums
Rome, Vatican Museums
Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana
Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana - Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography.
Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Collection of ancient manuscripts, including papyri, ostraca, and the Peutinger Map
Paris, Louvre
Paris, Louvre
Prefectural Museum of Antiquities (Rouen)
Prefectural Museum of Antiquities (Rouen)
Nearby
Castra Praetoria
Castra Praetoria
Porta Chiusa
The gate was walled up (hence the modern name Porta Chiusa).
Roman Tomb
Republican opus quadratum tomb in tufa and peperino (c. 8 x 8 m) located well outside the Servian Wall on the *Via Nomentana