Culture · Roman Empire Daily
Romans built freestanding triumphal arches to commemorate victories and carve the events into relief.
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The Arch of Titus, for example, shows soldiers carrying spoils from Jerusalem. These monuments turned military success into permanent public propaganda.
Source: Standard art-historical surveys; the Arch of Titus, Rome (after 81 AD).
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