The Servian Walls are named after Servius, Rome's penultimate king who ruled in the 6th c. BCE. The fortifications' surviving sections are largely a product of the 4th c. BCE. The walls are built of tufa (mainly cappellaccio and Grotta Oscura) in opus quadratum.
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| The yellow pins mark the locations of the Servian Walls' sections that I was able to find. |
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| Section of the Servian Walls in Largo Magnanapoli. Example of Grotta Oscura tufa. |
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| Section of the Servian Walls in Largo S. Susanna. |
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| Two sections, divided by a modern street, of the Servian Walls at the intersection of Via Carducci and Via Salandra. |
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| Detail of the wall on the right in the photograph above. Example of cappellaccio. |
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| 94-meter long section of the Servian Walls to the left of the facade of the Stazione Termini. |
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| Detail of the wall in the photograph above. |
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| Section of the Servian Walls in Piazza Manfredo Fanti. Inside the city walls. |
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| Section of the Servian Walls in Piazza Manfredo Fanti. Outside the city walls. |
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| Section of the Servian Walls in Piazza Manfredo Fanti. Walls in opus reticulatum rest against the exterior of the city wall. |
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| Section of the Servian Walls on Via Mecenate. |
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| Section of the Servian Walls on Viale Aventino. The arch was for a ballista. |
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| Section of the Servian Walls on Via di S. Anselmo. |
