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Arcus Titi The Arch of Titus
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The Arch of Titus is one of two remaining arches in the vicinity of the Forum Romanum.
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It was built on the Via Sacra (the oldest and most famous street in Rome)
in honor of Emperor Titus and in commemoration of the siege of Jerusalem
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Emperor Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus (AD 40 - 81)
Titus became emperor in AD 79, but died in AD 81. Emperor Domitian, Titus's brother and successor, built the Arch of Titus that same year.
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Emperor Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus (AD 40 - 81)
Titus’s reign was also marred by disaster: The eruption of Mount Vesuvius, a destructive 3-day fire, and plague all struck the Empire during his short time in power. Titus finished construction of, and held lavish inaugural games at the Colosseum (which his father had started building) to counter-act the negative tone his reign had.
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The Arch The 50-foot high arch is the oldest surviving example of a Roman arch. At the inside of the arch are two panels with reliefs. One depicts the triumphal procession with the spoils taken from the Second Temple in Jerusalem. The other one shows Titus in a chariot accompanied goddesses
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The underside of the archway is deeply coffered with a relief of Titus at the center.
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The Inscription SENATVS POPVLVSQVE·ROMANVS DIVO·TITO·DIVI·VESPASIANI·F VESPASIANO·AVGVSTO Standing for Latin: Senatus Populusque Romanus Divo Tito Divi Vespasiani Filius Vespasiano Augusto The Senate and People of Rome (dedicate this) to the late revered Titus Vespasian, Augustus, son of the late revered Vespasian
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Preservation Today, the Arch looks like it survived the centuries in great shape, but this is not quite the case: instead of regular maintenance, it was subjected to various damages, so that it required restoration during the 19th century
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Preservation The arch was restored by Giuseppe Valadier. The outer sides were rebuilt in travertine (limestone facing) instead of marble, so they would be distinguishable from the original.
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Preservation The opposite side of the Arch received new inscriptions after restoration
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The Inscription INSIGNE · RELIGIONIS · ATQVE · ARTIS · MONVMENTVM VETVSTATE · FATISCENS PIVS · SEPTIMVS · PONTIFEX · MAX NOVIS · OPERIBVS · PRISCVM · EXEMPLAR · IMITANTIBVS FVLCIRI · SERVARIQVE · IVSSIT ANNO · SACRI · PRINCIPATVS · EIVS · XXIIII Standing for Latin: Insigne Religionis Atque Artis Monumentum, Vetusate Fatiscens, Pius Septimus Pontifex Maximus Novis Operibus Priscum Exemplar Imitantibus Fulciri Servarique Iussit Anno Sacri Principatus Eius XXIIII
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The Inscription (This) monument, remarkable in terms of both religion and art, had weakened from age: Pius the Seventh, Supreme Pontiff, by new works on the model of the ancient exemplar ordered it reinforced and preserved. In the year of his sacred rulership the 24th
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The Arch of Titus has been the model for many triumphal arches – most famously, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
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