The Triumphal Arch of the Sergi
The Triumphal Arch of the Sergi, best known as the Golden Gate, was erected by the Sergi family, a powerful Roman family which had maintained its power and glory through centuries. It was named Porta Aurea or the Golden Gate due to its lavish decorative arch or the gild on the town gate supporting the town walls as well as the triumphal arch at that time. The gate and the walls were destroyed in the 19th century when the new urbanisation plan was adopted under which the expansion of the town core had been planned. The Triumphal Arch is a superb architectural achievement of the Late Hellenic Roman engineering, with its 8 meter high arch from the late 1st century BC, some time between years 29 and 27.