Arch of Janus

Arch of Janus

Exterior: North facade

Date

early 4th century CE

Location
Measurements
H.:16m; W.:12m
Material/Technique
Work Type
Notes

In the Forum Boarium, strides the great drain (Cloaca Maxima); not dedicated to Janus, but possibly an ‘arch of the deified Constantine’; only quadrifrons triumphal arch surviving in Rome

Culture
Subject
Triumphal arches
Quadrifons
Image Date
12-Mar
Image Source

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

Photographer
Record ID
1213_rome2012_archofjanus_vr_007