Gate of Hercules, Pula

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Carole Raddato
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published on 22 June 2021
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The so-called Gate of Hercules is the oldest city gate in Pula (Croatia). Architecturally modest, it stands as a single-arched stone gate with, at the top, a worn carving relief of the head of Hercules with his club. The gate was built during the founding of the city in 47-44 BCE by two Roman officials, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus and Quintus Cassius Longinus.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2021, June 22). Gate of Hercules, Pula. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14319/gate-of-hercules-pula/

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Raddato, Carole. "Gate of Hercules, Pula." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 22, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14319/gate-of-hercules-pula/.

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