Arch of Septimius Severus

View of the western face of the Arch of Septimius Severus

Ancient and Early Christian Sites of Rome
Arch of Septimius Severus
Image
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Date

203 CE

Location

Rome (Italy)
Geographic Coordinates
41.892838, 12.484759

Material/Technique

marble

Style/Period

Imperial Roman

Culture

Ancient Roman
Inscription

Imp Caes Lucio Septimio M fil Severo Pio Pertinaci Aug Patri Patriae Parthico Arabico et Parthico Adiabenico Pontific Maximo Tribunic Potest XI Imp XI cos III procos et Imp Caes M Aurelio L fil Antonino Aug Pio Felici Tribunic Potest VI Cos Procos P P optimis fortissimisque prinicipibus ob rem publicam restitutam imperiumque populi romani propogatum insignibus virtutibus eorum domi forisque S P Q R

Image Date
10-Mar-12
Image Source

Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University

Photographer
Emily Shaw