![]() ![]() The medieval Latin travel guide Mirabilia Urbis Romae noted the monument, writing: "the arch of the Seven Lamps of Titus and Vespasian. ![]() The brother and successor of Titus built the arch, despite being described as hateful towards Titus by Cassius Dio. Without contemporary documentation, however, attributions of Roman buildings on basis of style are considered shaky. History īased on the style of sculptural details, Domitian's favored architect Rabirius, sometimes credited with the Colosseum, may have executed the arch. It holds an important place in art history, being the focus of Franz Wickhoff'sĪppreciation of Roman art in contrast to the then-prevailing view. It is the inspiration for the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The arch has provided the general model for many triumphal arches erected since the 16th century. It became a symbol of the Jewish diaspora, and the menorah depicted on the arch served as the model for the menorah used as the emblem of the state of Israel. Although the panels are not explicitly stated as illustrating this event, they closely parallel the narrative of the Roman procession described a decade prior in Josephus' The Jewish War. The arch contains panels depicting the triumphal procession celebrated in AD 71 after the Roman victory culminating in the fall of Jerusalem, and provides one of the few contemporary depictions of artifacts from Herod's Temple. AD 81 by the Emperor Domitian shortly after the death of his older brother Titus to commemorate Titus's official deification or consecratio and the victory of Titus together with their father, Vespasian, over the Jewish rebellion in Judaea. The Arch of Titus ( Italian: Arco di Tito Latin: Arcus Titi) is a 1st-century AD honorific arch, located on the Via Sacra, Rome, just to the south-east of the Roman Forum. ![]()
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