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Rome: San Lorenzo

With time, the gate changed its name into Porta San Lorenzo, because of the presence of the close by basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura. Common people, however, called it Capo de' Bove or Porta Taurina, since the arch of Augustus was decorated with bull skulls.The gate is the witness of the important victory obtained in the evening of 20 November 1347 by Cola di Rienzo, when the party of the barons was defeated, and its leader Stefano Colonna was killed. Next to the gate, there is the church of Santa Bibiana.
The arch of Augustus bears three inscriptions. On the top, on the Aqua Juli , a 5 BC iscription that reads:

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