1. Servian & Aurelian Walls
Tim Nonet

2. Servian Walls
Built in the 4th Century B.C.E. before the Second Punic Wars
Named after 6th King of Rome as originally dated to the 6th century
Repelled Hannibal during the Second Punic Wars
Maintained till end of Republic

3. Made from large blocks of Tufa
Appox. 10 m tall
Made from large blocks of Tufa
Threat of Germanic Invasion lead to new walls constructed

4. Aurelian Walls Built during the 3rd Century C.E.
11ft thick, 26 feet high, 12 miles in Perimeter inclosing 5.3 square miles of city.
A tower was built every 100 roman feet (97 ft).

5. Built by Emeperour Aurelian.
Improved during the 5th Century to 52 ft in height
By the 5th Century the
Wall contained 23 gates and 383 towers.

6. Fun Facts The Aurelian Walls only had a garrison of 25,000 men
Only meant to repel small scale raids
Until 1870 the walls were Rome’s main defense
Used to define the border of the City State of Rome.

7. Servian Walls Aurelain Walls

8. Bibliogrpahy http://en.museodellemuraroma.it/sede/mura_aureliane