Corso Porta Borsari, at the corner with the street “via A. Diaz” - 37100 Verona (VR)
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Summary
“Porta Borsari” was built around mid I century A.D., it was one of the urban gates of Roman Verona and it marked the entrance of the road “Via Postumia” in the city.History of research
The monument has always remained visible.
Urban and geographical context
Verona is located along the Adige river, where this enters in the Po plain, at about thirty kilometres east to the Garda lake. Its altitude is 59 metres above sea level and it is placed at the basis of the Lessini mountains. The gate “Porta Borsari” is located along the south-western side of the city walls, at the entrance of the road “Via Postumia” in the city.
Chronology
I century A.D. (mid) |
Visiting
Visitability: Esterno;
Ticket: No;
School access
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Recommended tour time (minutes): 20 |
Services for visitors
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Educational Services
Information boards |
Bibliography
Beschi L. 1960, Verona romana. I monumenti, in Verona e il suo territorio, I, Verona, pp. 369-552. |
Beschi L. 1980, Porta Borsari, in Palladio e Verona, Catalogo della mostra (Verona 1980), a cura di Marini P., Vicenza, pp. 68-71. |
Mangani E., Rebecchi F., Strazzulla M.J. 1981, Emilia, Venezie (Guide Archeologiche Laterza), Bari, pp. 174-175. |
Cavalieri Manasse G. 1987, Verona, in Il Veneto nell'età romana, II, a cura di Cavalieri Manasse G., Verona, pp. 12. |
Cavalieri Manasse G. 1993, Le mura di Verona, in Mura delle città romane in Lombardia, Atti del Convegno (Como 1990), Como, pp. 179-215. |
Archeologia a Verona 2000, a cura di Bolla M., Milano, pp. 59-60. |
I luoghi della cultura 2006, Roma. |
Bonetto J. 2009, Veneto (Archeologia delle Regioni d'Italia), Roma, pp. 447-448. |