place
Porta Carmentalis
the Carmental gate
A gate in the wall of Rome by the Capitol, named for the seer Carmenta; its right archway was held ill-omened after the Fabii marched out through it to the Cremera.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 2 §49 Carmental gate
A gate of Rome by the Capitol; its right archway was thereafter held ill-omened, since the doomed Fabii marched out through it.
- The History of Rome, Book 5 §47 the rock of Carmentis
The Carmental gate and its rock at the foot of the Capitol, by which the Gauls climbed in their night assault.