Winged Victory crowns him with a laurel wreath. A helmeted Amazonian, Valour, leads the quadriga or four horsed chariot, which carries Titus. In 2012 the Arch of Titus Digital Restoration Project discovered remains of yellow ochre paint on the menorah relief.The north panel depicts Titus as triumphator attended by various genii and lictors, who carry fasces. These spoils were likely originally colored gold, with the background in blue.
Other sacred objects being carried in the triumphal procession are the Gold Trumpets, the fire pans for removing the ashes from the altar, and the Table of Shew bread. The golden candelabrum or Menorah is the main focus and is carved in deep relief. Both commemorate the joint triumph celebrated by Titus and his father Vespasian in the summer of 71.The south panel depicts the spoils taken from the Temple in Jerusalem.
The sculptural program also includes two panel reliefs lining the passageway within the arch. Between the spandrels is the keystone, on which there stands a female on the East side and a male on the West side.Detail of the central soffit coffersThe soffit of the axial archway is deeply coffered with a relief of the apotheosis of Titus at the center. The spandrels on the upper left and right of the arch contain personifications of victory as winged women. The restoration was a model for the country side of Porta Pia.DescriptionThe arch is large with both fluted and unfluted columns, the latter being a result of 19th century restoration. It was one of the first buildings sustaining a modern restoration, starting with Raffaele Stern in 1817 and continued by Valadier under Pius VII in 1821, with new capitals and with travertine masonry, distinguishable from the original. Without contemporary documentation, however, attributions of Roman buildings on basis of style are considered shaky.The medieval Latin travel guide Mirabilia Urbis Romae noted the monument, writing: "the arch of the Seven Lamps of Titus and Vespasian The Frangipani family turned it into a fortified tower in the Middle Ages. The arch has provided the general model for many triumphal arches erected since the 16th century-perhaps most famously it is the inspiration for the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.Contents 1History2Description3Inscription4Significance5Architectural influence6See also7Gallery8Sources9References10External linksHistoryFront view of the Arch of TitusBased on the style of sculptural details, Domitian's favored architect Rabirius, sometimes credited with the Colosseum, may have executed the arch. 82 by the Emperor Domitian shortly after the death of his older brother Titus to commemorate Titus' victories, including the Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70). honorific arch, located on the Via Sacra, Rome, just to the south-east of the Roman Forum. Roman Structures > Arch of Titus Arch of TitusThe Arch of Titus (Italian: Arco di Tito Latin: Arcus Titi) is a 1st-century A.D.
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