Torpignattara is an area that extends into the territory administered by the VI Hall of the capital.
This area of \u200b\u200bRome was known in Roman times as Ad Duas Lauros. It included an imperial residence, villas and some military training camps. The name originates Torpignattara popular. Comes from the presence of the mausoleum of Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, who stands within the territory " For duas lauros . The circular structure inside the mausoleum is characterized by the presence of amphorae (pots), came to light during the centuries that followed the collapse of the walls. What was in Roman times, the mausoleum of the mother of the first Christian emperor of the story, was renamed by the people simply as " tower of pots " ie "Torpignattara" . Elena's mausoleum is one of the most important architectural complexes of the early Christian Rome of the fourth century.
Today, the historical part of the Tuscolano Torpignattara borders, with the Aqueduct and the Alexandria-area Gordiani.
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