Etruscan Arch

The Etruscan Arch or Gate of Augustus is one of the eight gates in the Etruscan wall of Perusia known today as Perugia. It is one of the only surviving gates besides Porta Marzia in the south. The arch was built in the second half of the third century BC, and restored by Augustus in 40 BC after his victory in the Perusine War. This gate represents the best of the Etruscan city gates that have survived throughout history. The arch is part of a massive set of 30-foot-high, 9,500-foot-long limestone walls held together without cement.