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ARCH OF TITUS Karl Baedeker - Central Italy and Rome - 1909 On the summit of the Velia (p. 263), at the foot of the Palatine, rises the "Triumphal Arch of Titus, commemorating the defeat of the Jews (A.D. 70), and dedicated to him under his successor Domitian in 81, as the inscription on the side next the Colosseum records: Senatus populusque Romanus diva Tito divi Vespasiani filio Vespasiano Augusta. The single arch is embellished with fine reliefs ( p. liv). On the outside, below the inscription, is a sacrificial procession on the frieze. Inside: Titus crowned by Victory in a quadriga driven by Roma; opposite, the triumphal procession with the captive Jews, table with the show-bread, and candlestick with seven branches. In the centre of the vaulting, the consecrated emperor borne to heaven by an eagle. In the middle ages the arch was used as a fortress by the Frangipani, and strengthened with battlements and new walls. When these were removed in 1822, the arch lost its support, and had to be reconstructed, as stated by the inscription on the other side. The central part, in marble, is therefore alone ancient; the restored parts are of travertine. |
ABOUT THE ARCH
| Norwood Youg Story of Rome (1901) |
| Clara Erskine Clement The Eternal City, Rome (1896) |
| Francis Wey Rome (1896) |
| Augustus Hare Walks in Rome (1893) |
| Russell Forbes Rambles in Rome (1882) |
| Shakspere Wood Curiosum Urbis (1875) |
ROMAN ARCHES
| Kennett Basil Romae Antiquae Notitia (1696) |
HISTORY OF TITUS
The Siege of Jerusalem Brief History of Rome 1885 |