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The Aurelian Walls in Rome, named after the Roman emperor Aurelian, were dedicated in A.D. 275. Made out of concrete faced with brick, they replaced the Servian Walls that encircled Rome's original seven hills since the Republic. The new walls were a response to a city that had grown in size and to the need for stronger battlements in a century when barbarian attack was an increasing concern. Punctuated by occasional gates and made more visually interesting because they incorporate into their fabric such earlier tombs as Cestius' pyramid, the Aurelian Walls were built to last and continue to serve today as a dramatic welcome to the city of Rome.