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| rdfs:comment | - The Porta Asinaria is a gate in the Aurelian Walls of Rome. Dominated by two protruding tower blocks and associated guard rooms, it was built between 270 and 273, at the same time as the Wall itself. It is through this gate that East Roman troops under General Belisarius entered the city in 536, reclaiming the city for the Byzantine Empire from the Ostrogoths. By the 16th century it had become overwhelmed by traffic. A new breach in the walls was made nearby to create the Porta San Giovanni. At this point, the Porta Asinaria was closed to traffic.
- In 536, General Belisarius led his troops through this gate to retake Rome from the Ostrogoths on behalf of the Byzantine Empire. A mere 10 years later, however, traitors opened the gate to King Totila and his Ostrogoths, resulting in the city being sacked for the second time within a century.
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| abstract | - The Porta Asinaria is a gate in the Aurelian Walls of Rome. Dominated by two protruding tower blocks and associated guard rooms, it was built between 270 and 273, at the same time as the Wall itself. It is through this gate that East Roman troops under General Belisarius entered the city in 536, reclaiming the city for the Byzantine Empire from the Ostrogoths. By the 16th century it had become overwhelmed by traffic. A new breach in the walls was made nearby to create the Porta San Giovanni. At this point, the Porta Asinaria was closed to traffic.
- In 536, General Belisarius led his troops through this gate to retake Rome from the Ostrogoths on behalf of the Byzantine Empire. A mere 10 years later, however, traitors opened the gate to King Totila and his Ostrogoths, resulting in the city being sacked for the second time within a century.
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