the Roman arch is one of the most beautiful and interesting surviving examples of a provincial triumphal arch from the reign of Augustus. It is decorated with low reliefs commemorating the ...

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during the height of its power, the emperor decided to change that and leave a ...

The Senate nevertheless erected a triple triumphal arch depicting the defeated Parthians and crowned with Augustus in a triumphal chariot. The standards themselves were publicly displayed in a small ...

Situated in the Rhone valley, the ancient theatre of Orange, with its 103-m-long facade, is one of the best preserved of all the great Roman theatres. Built between A.D. 10 and 25, the Roman arch is ...

Read some articles to help you plan your next trip. In Rimini, this triumphal arch, built in honour of the Emperor Augustus in 27 BC, is one of the few Roman arches to have stood the relentless ...

The Siegestor ("Victory Gate") was built between 1843 and 1850 according to plans by Friedrich von Gärtner. It forms the border between two of Munich's most famous streets: Ludwigstrasse and ...