Arch of Septimius Severus

Arch of Septimius Severus

View of the western face of the Arch of Septimius Severus

Date

203 CE

Location
Rome (Italy)
Material/Technique
marble
Work Type
architecture
sculpture
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
Record ID
1213_rome2012_severus_img_011