Porta Capena

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The Obelisk of Axum in Rome in 2002.
The Obelisk of Axum in Rome in 2002.

The Porta Capena was a gate in the Servian Wall near the Caelian Hill, in Rome, formerly a sacred forest where Numa Pompilius and Egeria met and kissed. It was one of the main entries to the city of Rome, since it opened on the Appian Way. The origin of the name is unknown, although it may refer to the fact that the road leads to Capua, an important city in Campania, south of Rome.

Porta Capena square hosts the FAO headquarters and the Casino La Vignola Boccapaduli. In the same square there was the obelisk of Axum, a war prize returned to Ethiopia in 2005.

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