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The Porta Nigra in Trier (Germany) is the best-preserved Roman city gate north of the Alps. Constructed in grey sandstone around 170 CE, it guarded the northern entry to the Roman town of Augusta Treverorum. While the other three city gates were destroyed in medieval times, this "black gate" survived because it was converted into a church complex to honour St. Simeon, a pious Greek recluse who lived inside the gate for six years.
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Raddato, C. (2021, January 15). Porta Nigra, Trier. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13291/porta-nigra-trier/
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