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The square itself hosts cultural festivals throughout the year and an outdoor film festiv-
al in the summer.
PORTA MAGGIORE
( Piazza di Porta Maggiore; Porta Maggiore)
Porta Maggiore was built by Claudius in AD 52.
Then, as now, it was a major road junction under which passed the two main southbound
roads, Via Prenestina and Via Labicana (modern-day Via Casilina). The arch supported
two aqueducts - the Acqua Claudia and the Acqua Aniene Nuova - and was later incor-
porated into the Aurelian Wall.
MONUMENT
MUSEO STORICO DELLA LIBERAZIONE
MUSEUM
( 06 700 38 66;
www.viatasso.eu
; Via Tasso 145; 9.30am-12.30pm Tue-Sun & 3.30-7.30pm Tue, Thu & Fri;
Manzoni)
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Now a small, chilling museum, Via Tasso 145 was the headquarters of the
German SS during the Nazi occupation of Rome (1943-44). Members of the Resistance
were interrogated, tortured and imprisoned in the cells and you can still see graffiti
scrawled on the walls by condemned prisoners.
Exhibits, which include photos, documents and improvised weapons, chart the events
of the occupation, covering the persecution of the Jews, the underground resistance and
the Fosse Ardeatina massacre.
COMBINED TICKET
Note that the ticket ( adult/reduced €7/3.50, when there's an exhibition €10/6.50 ) for the Crypta Balbi and
Palazzo Altemps (Centro Storico), Palazzo Massimo, Terme di Diocleziano, and Aula Ottagona combines admis-
sion for all five sites but is only valid for three days, so plan accordingly. Another worthwhile investment could
be an Archaeologia Card ( €23; valid 7 days ), which covers these sights as well as the Colosseum, Palatino, Ter-
me di Caracalla, Villa dei Quintilli and Cecilia Metella. It's available at any of the above.
Piazza della Repubblica & Around
MUSEO NAZIONALE ROMANO:
PALAZZO MASSIMO ALLE TERME
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