'Roma - The Aurelian Wall', 1910. Begun by Aurelianus in 271 and completed by his successor Probus in 275 , also known as the Wall of Imperial Rome, was built when the menaces of Barbaric invasions became very pressing. The Aurelian Wallsare a line of city walls built between 271 AD and 275 AD in Rome, Italy, during the reign of the Roman Emperors Aurelian and Probus. From Cento Vedute Classiche di Roma. [Enrico Verdesi, Rome, 1910]