Fort
Torre Spaccata
Torre Spaccata: fort of the ancient world (Lazio, Italy).
FortKind
–First recorded
–Last recorded
RomeNearest town · 7.4 km
On the map
Position: 41.8555, 12.5867
Through the eras
Before 750 BC
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC
Classical period550 BC – 330 BC
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC
Roman period30 BC – AD 300
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 640
Middle AgesAD 640 – AD 1453
About the site
The ruined Medieval tower (ninth and tenth centuries) is built atop the remains of a quadrangular Roman tomb of the Antonine period that was executed in opus latericium.
Other ancient sites nearby
Roman villa at Anagnina Metro stationVilla · Roman period
1.4 kmVia Berneri columbariumTomb or cemetery · Roman period
1.4 kmCinecittàVilla · Roman period – Late Antiquity
1.4 kmSette BassiVilla · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
1.5 kmQuadrato di Torre SpaccataArchaeological site
1.6 kmTor di Mezzavia di FrascatiArchaeological site · Middle Ages
1.9 kmLe VignacceVilla · Roman period – Late Antiquity
2 kmVilla del Torraccio, TorrenovaVilla · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
2.1 kmAcquedotto dei Sette BassiAqueduct or baths · Roman period – Late Antiquity
2.2 kmVilla · TorrenovaHellenistic period – Late Antiquity
2.2 kmTorre di CentocelleFort · Middle Ages
2.2 kmColumbarium, Via del Casale FerrantiTomb or cemetery · Roman period
2.3 kmThe same kind in the region
Forts and camps
Castra PeregrinaRoman period – Late Antiquity
RomeExcubitoriumRoman period
RomeTorre dei CapocciMiddle Ages
RomeTorre del GiudizioMiddle Ages
RomeTorre del PapitoMiddle Ages
RomeTorre delle MilizieMiddle Ages
RomeCastello di DecimaMiddle Ages
Castel di DecimaCastello di VicalviMiddle Ages
VicalviForte Michelangelo
CivitavecchiaLa LoggiaClassical period – Hellenistic period
NormaLa TorricellaMiddle Ages
VasanelloRocca AbbazialeMiddle Ages
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