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Arch of Titus

Arch of Titus, originally Pentelic marble, early 19th-century restoration is in travertine,
c. 81 C.E., Via Sacra, Rome

The surviving original inscription reads:

SENATVS
POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS

DIVO TITO DIVI VESPASIANI F[ILIO]

VESPASIANO AVGVSTO

Senate

People of Rome

to the divine Titus Vespasian Augustus son of Vespasian

Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker

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Where and When

Arch of Titus

Rome, Italy
c. 81 C.E.

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