Arch of Titus

Arch of Titus

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Bugbee, Gordon (photograph)

Single Built Works

Italy (nation)

Rome (inhabited place)

Imperial (Roman)

triumphal arches (memorial arches)

Titus--Emperor of Rome--40-81

reliefs (sculptures)

Detail view of relief from the Arch of Titus which shows a victory march of Roman soldiers carrying away the spoils from the temple in Jerusalem. "The scene depicts the triumphal procession with the booty from the temple at Jerusalem--the sacred Menorah, the Table of the Shewbread shown at an angle, and the silver trumpets which called the Jews to Rosh Hashanah. The bearers of the booty wear laurel crowns and those carrying the candlestick have pillows on their shoulders. Placards in the background explain the spoils or the victories Titus won. These few figures, standing for hundreds in the actual procession, move toward the carved arch at the right, complete with quadriga at the top,"--by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton University.

arch: 7' 10" Height

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