A Tourist in Rome - Arch of Drusus
Location: | 41.87378, 12.50142 At the north end of the Appian Way just outside the Porta San Sebastiano in the Aurelian Wall |
Metro: | None, maybe Piramide, or take bus #118 to the Porta San Sebastiano stop |
Time: | about 10 minutes |
Cost: | Free |
Hours: | Viewable at any time |
The Arch of Drusus is an ancient arch built in the 3rd century, next to the Porta San Sebastiano on the Appian Way. It was once a triple arch built of travertine, faced with white marble, and decorated with columns of Numidian marble, but only the central arch remains today. Traffic still flows under the arch. A branch of the Aqua Marcia named the Aqua Antoniniana once ran over this arch. This branch was constructed by Caracalla to supply water to the Baths of Caracalla. The arch had nothing to do with Nero Claudius Drusus.
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