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Arch of Titus: Distant context view on the Via Sacra looking into Forum

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posted on 2017-07-03, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
The opposite side of the Arch of Titus received new inscriptions after it was restored during the pontificate of Pope Pius VII by Giuseppe Valadier in 1821. The restoration was intentionally made in travertine to differentiate between the original and the restored portions.\u000a\u000aThe classic example of the single-aperture arch is the monumental Arch of Titus in the Forum Romanum. Relief panels in the passageways depict the triumph of Titus (Triumph of Titus and Spoils of Jerusalem), and a rectangular panel in the soffit of the arch shows his apotheosis. (The arch was built by the emperor Domitian shortly after the death of his older brother Titus.) The Arch of Titus seems to have inspired the similar but more richly decorated Arch of Trajan (AD 114) at Benevento.

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Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-07-03

Spatial Coverage

Rome, Lazio, Italy: Forum Romanum, Via Sacra|+41.890717+12.488585|Rome

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Roman (ancient Italian style)', 'Imperial (Roman)']

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To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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