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| Description: Rome. c. 81 CE (restored 1822–1824). Concrete and white marble, height 50' (15 m). The Julio-Claudian dynasty ended with the suicide of Nero in 68 CE. Eventually Vespasian seized control of the government in 69 CE, founding a new dynasty known as the Flavian. They replaced the Julio-Claudian fashion for classicizing imperial portraiture with a return to the ideal of time-worn faces, enhancing the effects of old age. The Arch of Titus When Domitian assumed the throne in 81 CE, he commissioned a triumphal arch to honor the capture of Jerusalem by his brother and deified predecessor, Titus. Constructed of concrete and faced with marble, the Arch of Titus is essentially a free-standing gateway whose passage is covered by a barrel vault. Picture Stats: Views: 336 Filesize: 124.52kB Height: 825 Width: 1330 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=35563 |