Arcs of Rome

The Arcs of Rome (Arcus) were large monuments, squares or rectangular. This construction was adopted by the Romains to replace the column or the ordinary Piédestal as bases for the honorary statues and badges. In the course of time, the Voûte itself sometimes became more important than than it supports, but it was probably not in the beginning the case.

These triumphal arches was works of art celebrating a victory or a series of victories. It was composed of one or several passages in a solid mass of masonry, surmounted of a Entablement and a Attique. These works were inaugurated in the ancient Rome. Each one was dedicated to a victorious general or a emperor, and generally placed at the entry of the city, except the Arcs of Rome, placed in the middle same of the city, in the middle of the places, of the forums, to support a Aqueduc or as doors of the Mur servien or the Mur of Aurélien.

Arc of Arcadius, Honorius and Théodose (Arcus Arcadii Honorii and Theodosii)

The Arc of Arcadius, Honorius and Théodose (Arcus Arcadii Honorii and Theodosii) is a vault of Marbre set up by the Sénat after the victory of Flavius Stiliccho, consul in 400 a. J. - C. and in 405 a. J. - C. with Pollentia in 405 a. J. - C. in the honor of the three emperors (Théodose Ier and of its sons Arcadius and Honorius) to commemorate their victories over the Goths. It was located at the Western end of the Pont of Néron and was one of the doors of the Mur of Aurélien. This arc is also called Arcus Alexandri Doré. With the XVe century, there still existed but stripped from sound Marbre, it disappeared today.

Arcs of Auguste (Arcus Augusti)

Arcs of Claude (Arcus Claudii)

Arc of Constantin (Arcus Constantini)

Arc of the divine Constantin; Janus let us quadrifons (Arcus Divi Constantini)

Arc of Dolabella and Silanus (Arcus Dolabellae and Silani)

The Arc of Dolabella and Silanus (Arcus Dolabellae and Silani) was on the Caelius, close to the Caserne of the pérégrins, and was set up in 10 a. J. - C. by the consuls Publius Cornelius Dolabella and Gaius Junius Silanus. It was probably built as an element of the general plan of Auguste like the Arc of Lentulus and Crispinus to reconstitute and increase the system of aqueducts. Made Travertine without ornament, it was built to support a branch of the Aqueduc Marcia and was then employed by Néron in its prolongation of the Aqueduc Claudia: the Arcus Neroniani.

Arcs of Drusus and Germanicus (Arcus Drusi and Germanici)

The Arcs of Drusus and Germanicus (Arcus Drusi and Germanici) are two vaults set up in 19 a. J. - C. in the honor of Nero Claudius Drusus and Germanicus for the campaigns in Germanie. Both arcs were located on each side of the Temple of Mars Ultor in the Forum of Auguste.

Arcs of Drusus (Arcus Drusi)

The Arcs of Drusus (Arcus Drusi) were set up in 9 av. J. - C. and after 23 a. J. - C. the first was built in the honor Nero Claudius Drusus. It was in Marbre, decorated trophies and was held on the Voie Appienne, with its junction with the Latin Voie. The second arc was set up in the honor of Julius Caesar Drusus, wire of Nero Claudius Drusus, after its death in 23 a. J. - C. It was probably held at the northern end of the Rostres.

Arc of Gallien (Arcus Gallieni)

The Arc of Gallien (Arcus Gallieni) was set up on the site of the Porte Esquiline in 262 a. J. - C. by Marcus Aurelius Victor and was devoted to the emperor Gallien. The simple vault is Travertin, 8,80 7,30, height meters broad, and of 3,50 of depth. The pillars which support it are of 1,40 meters broad and 3,50 of depths, and are two pilasters of the same depth with capital Corinthians. The Entablement 2 height meters is.

Arc of Gratien, Valentinien and Théodose (Arcus Gratiani Valentiniani and Theodosii)

The Arc of Gratien, Valentinien and Théodose (Arcus Gratiani Valentiniani and Theodosii) was built between 379 a. J. - C. and 383 a. J. - C. by these three emperors (Gratien, Valentinien II and Théodose Ier), like end of the Portique Maximae. It was held on left bank of the the Tiber, on the southernmost part of the Pont Ælius with Rome. It was destroyed with the XIVe century.

Arc of Lentulus and Crispinus (Arcus Lentuli and Crispini)

The Arc of Lentulus and Crispinus (Arcus Lentuli and Crispini) was set up between the Porte Trigemina and the Statio Annonae by consular the Titus Quinctius Crispinus and Lucius Cornelius Lentulus in the year 2 a. J. - C., and was probably built as an element of the general plan of Auguste like the Arc of Dolabella and Silanus to reconstitute and increase the system of aqueducts. It seems that this vault was used for the Aqueduc Appia and was destroyed with the XVe century.

Arc of Marc Aurèle (Arcus Mr. Arelii)

The Arc of Marc Aurèle (Arcus Mr. Arelii) is a vault set up for the commemoration of the victory of Marc Aurèle on the Germains and the Sarmates in 176 a. J. - C. This vault probably spanned the Clivus Argentarius, the artery uniting directly the Champ de Mars with the Forum, its junction with the Latin Voie, below the Arx and of the Temple of Junon Moneta.

Arc of Néron (Arcus Neronis)

The Arc of Néron (Arcus Neronis) was set up between 58 a. J. - C. and 62 a. J. - C. by Néron to commemorate the victories of Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo over the Parthes. It was located in the intermontum between the Arx and the Capitolium. It was a surmounted simple vault of a Quadrige.

New Arc (Arcus Novus or Arcus Diocletiani)

The New Arc (Arcus Novus or Arcus Diocletiani) was mentioned in the catalog of the Areas (VII - Via Lata) and is allotted to Dioclétien. It was a vault of Marbre, decorated trophies, which spanned the Latin Voie.

Arc of Octave (Arcus Octavii)

The Arc of Octave (Arcus Octavii) is a vault located on the Palatin, probably set up by Auguste in the honor of his/her father Gaius Octavius.

Arc of Piety (Arcus Pietatis)

The Arc of Piety (Arcus Pietatis) was held in north of the the Pantheon of Rome, probably in the court even, between the Thermes of Néron and Alexandre and the Temple of Matidia.

Severe Arc of Septime (Romanum forum) (Arcus Septimii Severi)

Severe Arc of Septime (Boarium forum) (Arcus Septimii Severi)

Arcs of Tibère (Arcus Tiberii)

The Arcs of Tibère (Arcus Tiberii) were set up in 16 a. J. - C. and during the reign of Claude. The first arc was on the Champ de Mars, close to the Théâtre of Pumped, built by Claude in the honor of Tibère. The second arc commemorated the recovery of the Roman signs on the Germains after the defeat of Varus to Bataille of Teutoburg in 9 a. J. - C. It was held with the north-western corner of the Basilique Julia.

Arc of Vespasien and Titus (Arcus Vespasiani and Titi)

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