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ARCH OF TITUS Norwood Young - Story of Rome - 1901 Trajan now passed under the triumphal arch erected by Domitian to commemorate the capture of Jerusalem by his brother, Titus. As it now stands the arch is the work of Valadier, who, in 1822, took it entirely to pieces and rebuilt it. The travertine which he used is easily distinguished from the pentelic marble remains of the original edifice. On the inner jambs are two fine reliefs. One represents Titus crowned by Victory in his triumphal quadriga, the horses led by Roma. On the other side the spoils of the Temple of Jerusalem are being carried—the golden seven-branched candlestick, the golden table for shewbread, and the silver trumpets. These sacred and valuable objects were deposited by Vespasian in the Temple of Peace, whence they were taken by Genseric to Carthage in 455. When Belisarius defeated the Vandals he recaptured them and sent them to Constantinople. On the centre of the vault of the arch is a relief of the apotheosis of Titus borne aloft by an eagle. The external frieze represents oxen being led to sacrifice. The capitals of the columns are the earliest existing examples of the unsatisfactory composite order. |
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 |