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On the inner side, remains of the earlier Samnite fortifications and a staircase leading to the wall walk can still be identified. Outside the gate, an impressive stretch of wall built from tuff blocks survives. Some sections still bear the marks left by projectiles used during the siege by Roman troops in 89 BC. 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