Monte Testaccio
Between
the Aurelian
Walls and
the Tiber,
in the
south of
the city,
there is
Testaccio,
Mons Testaceus
(hill of
potsherds),
an artificial
mound c.
30m high
with a
circumference
of c. 1km.
This was
formed
from the
disposal
of amphoras
from the
nearby
port of Rome.
Aurelian Walls
Porta San Paolo
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