Looking through reconstructed Roman arches towards Roman ruins and medieval tower at the Archaeological Area of Fiesole, near Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
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The Arch of Titus is a Pentelic marble triumphal arch with a single arched opening, located on the Via Sacra just to the south-east of the Forum in Rome. It was constructed by the emperor Domitian shortly after the death of his older brother Titus (born AD 41, emperor 79-81), commemorating the capture and sack of Jerusalem in 70, which effectively terminated the Jewish War begun in 66 (although the Romans did not achieve complete victory until the fall of Masada in 73).
Arch of Constantine, Rome, forum, the forum, Italy, ancient ruins, ruins, remains, ancient, faded grandeur, tourism, holiday, holidays, Roman, history, culture, civilisation, triumphal arch, grandeur, glory, decline
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The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch, erected c. 315 CE to commemorate the triumph of Constantine I after his victory over Maxentius in the battle at the Milvian Bridge in 312 CE. The arch is located in the valley of the Colosseum, between the Palatine Hill and the Colosseum, along the road taken by the triumphal processions
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Column of Phocas, fluted Corinthian column, Arch of Septimus Severus, Rome, forum, the forum, Italy, ancient ruins, ruins, remains, ancient, faded grandeur, tourism, holiday, holidays, Roman, history, culture, civilisation, white marble, triumphal arch, grandeur, glory, decline
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The white marble Arch of Septimius Severus at the northeast end of the Roman Forum is a triumphal arch dedicated in AD 203 to commemorate the Parthian victories of Emperor Septimius Severus and his two sons, Caracalla and Geta, in the two campaigns against the Parthians of 194/195 and 197-199. The Column of Phocas, was the last addition made to the Roman Forum in honour of the emperor Phocas
UTAH - Arches National Park : Landscape Arch stands in the Devil's Garden area towards the northern end of the Park and measures a full 306 feet from base to base - the largest span of any of the more than 2000 arches in the Park. ref: (42.4/5/13(01)
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The Provincial Museum of Archaeology (Museo Arqueológico) of Cordoba is state-owned and operated by the Ministry of Culture of the Andalusian Council. Finally in 1960 the museum was moved to its permanent location in a Renaissance palace formerly belonging to the Paéz de Castillejo family. The museum restoration wasw carried out under the supervision of the architect Félix Hernández. Its stately courtyards and ornamental plants, its Roman remains found in situ and its magnificent collection all come together to make this one of the most important and renowned institutions of its kind. Once the reforms were concluded and the collection in place, the museum was inaugurated in 1962 under the direction of Ana María Vicent.
Villa ruins of the Etruscan town of Vulci. The Naturalistic Archeological Park of Vulci, Italy. The park spreads over the Tuscan-Lazio Maremma, between the villages of Montalto di Castro and Canino. It is crossed by the River Fiora. 15 August 2010.
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