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The Arch of Septimius Severus ( Italian: Arco di Settimio Severo) at the northwestern end of the Roman Forum is a white marble triumphal arch dedicated in 203 AD to commemorate the Parthian victories of Emperor Septimius Severus and his two sons, Caracalla and Geta, in the two campaigns against the Parthians of 194-195 and 197–199.
Scene from the Triumphs of Caesar by Andrea Mantegna (1482–94, Royal Collection) The Roman triumph ( triumphus) was a civil ceremony and religious rite of ancient Rome, held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the success of a military commander who had led Roman forces to victory in the service of the state or, in some historical traditions ...
Schwerbelastungskörper. The Schwerbelastungskörper ( German: "heavy load-exerting body") is a large concrete cylinder located at the intersection of Dudenstraße, General-Pape-Straße, and Loewenhardtdamm in the northwestern part of the borough of Tempelhof in Berlin, Germany. It was built by Adolf Hitler's chief architect Albert Speer to ...
The Monumental Arch, also called the Arch of Triumph ( Arabic: قوس النصر) or the Arch of Septimius Severus, was an ornamental archway in Palmyra, Syria. It was built in the 3rd century during the reign of emperor Septimius Severus. Its ruins later became one of the main attractions of Palmyra until it was officially destroyed by the ...
Arch of Claudius (British victory) Coordinates: 41°53′58″N 12°28′52″E. The Arch of Claudius was a triumphal arch in Rome built in honour of the emperor Claudius 's successful invasion of Britain in AD 43. It was dedicated in AD 51 but had already been anticipated in commemorative coins minted in AD 46–47 and 49, which depicted it ...
The Triumphs of Caesar are a series of nine large paintings created by the Italian Renaissance artist Andrea Mantegna between 1484 and 1492 [ 1] for the Gonzaga Ducal Palace, Mantua. They depict a triumphal military parade celebrating the victory of Julius Caesar in the Gallic Wars. Acknowledged from the time of Mantegna as his greatest ...
41°53′31″N 12°29′10″E. / 41.891895°N 12.485994°E / 41.891895; 12.485994. The Arch of Augustus ( Latin: arcus Octaviani, Italian: Arco di Augusto) was the triumphal arch of Augustus, located in the Roman Forum. It spanned the Via Sacra, between the Temple of Castor and Pollux and the Temple of Caesar, near the Temple of Vesta ...
Porte de Mars. Coordinates: 49°15′38.2″N 4°1′47.8″E. The Porte de Mars. Porte de Mars ( Gate of Mars) is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in Reims, France. [ 1] It dates from the third century AD, and was the widest arch in the Roman world. [ 2][ 3]