Arch of Titus
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| + | The '''Arch of Titus''' ({{lang-it|Arco di Tito}}; {{lang-la|Arcus Titi}}) is a 1st-century AD. honorific arch, located on the [[Via Sacra]], [[Rome]], just to the south-east of the [[Roman Forum]]. It was constructed in c. AD. 82 by the [[Roman emperor|Emperor]] [[Domitian]] shortly after the death of his older brother [[Titus]] to commemorate Titus's victories, including the [[Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70)]]. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[First Jewish-Roman War]] | ||
| + | *[[Judaea Capta coinage]] | ||
| + | *[[List of artifacts significant to the Bible]] | ||
| + | *[[Menorah (Temple)]] | ||
| + | *[[Showbread]] | ||
| + | *[[Titus]] | ||
| + | *[[Roman triumph]] | ||
| + | *[[Triumphal arch]] | ||
| + | *[[List of Roman triumphal arches]] | ||
| + | *[[Ancient Roman architecture]] | ||
| + | *[[Emblem of Israel]] | ||
| + | * [[Arch of Titus (painting)|Arch of Titus(painting)]] | ||
| - | In [[architecture]] the '''capital''' (from the [[Latin]] ''caput'', or "head") forms the topmost member of a [[column]] (or [[pilaster]]). It mediates between the column and the load thrusting down upon it, broadening the area of the column's supporting surface. The capital, projecting on each side as it rises to support the [[abacus (architecture)|abacus]], joins the usually square abacus and the usually circular shaft of the column. The capital may be convex, as in the [[Doric order]]; concave, as in the [[inverted bell]] of the [[Corinthian order]]; or scrolling out, as in the [[Ionic order]]. These form the three principal types on which all capitals are based. The [[Composite order]] (''illustration, right''), established in the 16th century on a hint from the [[Arch of Titus]], adds Ionic [[volute]]s to Corinthian [[acanthus (ornament)|acanthus]] leaves. | ||
| - | From the highly visible position it occupies in all [[colonnade]]d monumental buildings, the capital is often selected for ornamentation; and is often the clearest indicator of the [[Orders of architecture|architectural order]]. The treatment of its detail may be an indication of the building's date. | ||
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The Arch of Titus (Template:Lang-it; Template:Lang-la) is a 1st-century AD. honorific arch, located on the Via Sacra, Rome, just to the south-east of the Roman Forum. It was constructed in c. AD. 82 by the Emperor Domitian shortly after the death of his older brother Titus to commemorate Titus's victories, including the Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70).
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See also
- First Jewish-Roman War
- Judaea Capta coinage
- List of artifacts significant to the Bible
- Menorah (Temple)
- Showbread
- Titus
- Roman triumph
- Triumphal arch
- List of Roman triumphal arches
- Ancient Roman architecture
- Emblem of Israel
- Arch of Titus(painting)
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