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Porta Rosa

4th century BCE · 4th century BCE

The Porta Rosa is a stone gateway of the 4th century BCE at the site of Elea, Roman Velia, in Campania, southern Italy. Spanning a road between the two quarters of the city, it uses a true round arch of fitted wedge-shaped stones, among the earliest known in Greek architecture. It was uncovered in 1964.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Porta Rosa. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/porta-rosa
MLA: “Porta Rosa.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/porta-rosa. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Porta Rosa.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/porta-rosa.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Porta Rosa’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/porta-rosa (Accessed: ).

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