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Arch of Septimus Severus, detail Other Title(s) Arch of Septimus Severus, detail Title Arch of Septimus Severus, detail Record Type work Type of Work Architecture; Ancient Architecture; Classical Architecture; Arches; Triumphal Arches Measurements 20.88m high, 23.27m wide, 11.2m deep; Attic is 5.6m high with 4 rooms Material brick; travertine; marble Technique relief carved stone Date 203 CE Location Italy; Rome: Forum Romanum (Across the Via Sacra, between the Rostra and the Curia) Style Roman; Ancient Roman; Classical Period 3rd c Culture Roman Subject Emperor Septimius Severus and sons Description/Notes Built to celebrate the victories of Septimius Severus and his sons Caracalla and Geta in the wars against the Parthians and the Osroeni in 195 CE and 197 CE. See: http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/161_Arch_of_Septimius_Severus.html Rights - Deposited Image Charles K. Growdon and Marcia Cohn Growdon View Detail: single figure from base UNR Accession # 06-MCG-0061-IT

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