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title: Porta Nigra, Trier
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13291/porta-nigra-trier/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Porta Nigra, Trier

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Porta Nigra, Trier](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13291.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13291.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Porta Nigra in Trier (Germany) is the best-preserved [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) recluse who lived inside the gate for six years.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, January 15). Porta Nigra, Trier. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13291/porta-nigra-trier/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Porta Nigra, Trier." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 15, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13291/porta-nigra-trier/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Porta Nigra, Trier." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Jan 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13291/porta-nigra-trier/>.

## License & Copyright

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