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Emperor Nero's gate discovered in Cologne


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The gate, found complete with 11 meters of wall, was a goods-delivery entrance to the Roman town from its river port outside on the Rhine.

 

A town gate that was probably built with a grant from Roman Emperor Nero has been discovered in Cologne, Germany during work on a new underground train line, archaeologists said. "This is finest Roman handiwork," said Hansgerd Hellenkemper, director of the Roman museum in the city...

 

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