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Arch of Titus Other Title(s) Arch of Titus Title Arch of Titus Record Type work Type of Work Architecture; Ancient Architecture; Classical Architecture; Arches; Triumphal Arches Material concrete and stone Date Just after Emperor Titus death in 81 CE Location Italy; Rome (east end of the Fora, on the Via Sacra, adjacent to Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine Style Roman; Ancient Roman; Classical Period 1st c CE Culture Roman Subject Emperor Titus Emperor Vespasian Jewish Wars Description/Notes Celebrates Titus and his father Emperor Vespasian's victory over the Jews, particularly the sack of Jerusalem in 70 CE. The Jewish Wars actually lasted from 66 CE to the fall of Masada in 73 CE. Titus' and Vespasian's triumphal celebration occurred in Rome in 71 CE. Panels relate to the Jewish wars, the most famous being the panel showing the spoils of war with objects taken from the Temple in Jerusalem. The Arch was incorporated into a medieval wall, which destroyed parts of the sculptural program. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_Titus Rights - Deposited Image Charles K. Growdon and Marcia Cohn Growdon View Through the Arch (looking east/northeast to the Colosseum UNR Accession # 06-MCG-0052-IT

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