5184 x 3456 px | 43,9 x 29,3 cm | 17,3 x 11,5 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
1 ottobre 2005
Ubicazione:
Rome, Italy
Altre informazioni:
The Arch of Titus - Roman Forum, Rome, Italy. Emperor Domitian erected the arch in 81 A.D. for his brother Titus in victory of the war against the Judeans on 67-71 AD. Covered in Greek marble the single arch is supported by four semi-columns with capitals and surmounted by a high attic located above the trabeation. The inscription reads: "Senatus Populusque Romanus Divo Tito Divi Vespasiani F Vespasiano Augusto" (The Roman Senate and People to Divine Titus Vespasian Augustus son of Divine Vespasian). The Roman Forum, (Latin: Forum Romanum) sometimes known by its original Latin title, is located between the Palatine hill and the Capitoline hill of the city of Rome. It is the central area around which the ancient Roman civilization developed. Citizens referred to the location as the "Forum Magnum" or just the "Forum". The oldest and most important structures of the ancient city are located in the forum, including its ancient former royal residency the Regia and the surrounding complex of the Vestal virgins. The Old Republic had its formal Comitium there where the senate, as well as Republican government began. The forum served as a city square and central hub where the people of Rome gathered for justice, and faith. The forum was also the economic hub of the city and considered to be the center of the Republic and Empire.
