Tours of Pompeii

One of the main gates of the city, it was badly damaged in the earthquake of 62 A.D., and when the catastrophe of 79 A.D. occurred it was being rebuilt. Along the eastern embankment there is a section of the city fortifications which is pre-Samnite. Next to this gate is the ‘Castellum Aquae’ which divided the water which flowed from part of the Augustan aqueduct of Serino, and which was deviated in three directions.