Festus, speaking of the same gate, says:--

"But the Porta Romana was set up by Romulus above the foot of the Hill

of Victory, and this place is formed of tiers of steps disposed in a

square. It is called Romana by the Sabines in particular, because it

is the nearest entrance to Rome from the side of the Sabines."

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