Via Nomentana the Porta Nomentana in his new set of walls. Pope Pius IV decided to move the first stretch of the road and built the Porta Pia for this purpose. There are the remains of at least one Roman bridge along the road, which is the Ponte Nomentano. Via Nomentana Via Nomentana is an ancient road of Italy, leading North-East from Rome to Nomentum (modern Mentana), a distance of . It originally bore the name "Via Ficulensis", from the old Latin village of Ficulea, about from Rome. It was subsequently extended to Nomentum, but never became an important high road, and
Tribulus terrestris are thereby dispersed. This causes damage to domesticated livestock and degrades wool. The Greek word, τρίβολος meaning 'water-chestnut', translated into Latin as "tribulos". The Latin name "tribulus" originally meant the caltrop (a spiky weapon), but in Classical times already the word meant this plant as well. The plant is widely naturalized in the Americas and also in Australia south of its native range. In some states in the United States, it is considered a noxious weed and an invasive species. It is a declared plant in South Australia. It has been reported that the seeds or nutlets have been used