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Arch of Antoninus Pius in Sbeïtla, Tunisia.
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Among those handed down to us are Thuburbo Majus, Gigthis, the amphitheater of El Jem, the capital of Dougga, the Baths of Antoninus and the Triumphal Arch of Caracalla.
Arch and Pius
The opposite side of the Arch of Titus received new inscriptions after it was restored during the pontificate of Pope Pius VII by Giuseppe Valadier in 1821.
Arch and Tunisia
Arch and .
Pictures in old Latin books returned to her: the Appian Way Today, the Colosseum, the Arch of Constantine.
His commissions included The Triumphal Arch, a vast work printed from 192 separate blocks, the symbolism of which is partly informed by Pirckheimer's translation of Horapollo's Hieroglyphica.
The Arch was followed by " The Triumphal Procession ", the program of which was worked out in 1512 by Marx Treitz-Saurwein and includes woodcuts by Albrecht Altdorfer and Hans Springinklee, as well as Dürer.
The Arc de Triomphe ( in English: " Triumphal Arch ") honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces.
It was the largest triumphal arch in existence until the construction of the Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang, in 1982.
Admiralty Arch is linked to the Old Admiralty Building by a bridge and is part of the ceremonial route from Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace.
* Saint Petrock Royal Arch Chapter No. 330 was consecrated on the 11 April 1878, it currently meets on the third Wednesday in January, March, May, July, September & November
When the Arch of Pavia was erected to honor the Imperial clan in 8, Claudius ' name ( now Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus after his elevation to paterfamilias of Claudii Nerones on the adoption of his brother ) was inscribed on the edge — past the deceased princes, Gaius and Lucius, and Germanicus ' children.
" The Date of the Inscription of Claudius on the Arch of Ticinum " American Journal of Archaeology 40 ( 3 ): 314 – 322.
File: Claude Monet-Rock Arch. jpg | Rock Arch West of Étretat ( The Manneport ), 1883, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Some much older arches approximate catenaries, an example of which is the Arch of Taq-i Kisra in Ctesiphon.
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, United States is sometimes said to be an ( inverted ) catenary, but this is incorrect.
While a catenary is the ideal shape for a freestanding arch of constant thickness, the Gateway Arch is narrower near the top.
( The story that the names of Delicate Arch and Landscape Arch were inadvertently exchanged due to a signage mixup by the National Park Service is false.
Antoninus and Pius
Antoninus Pius (; born 19 September 86AD – died 7 March 161AD ), also known as Antoninus, was Roman Emperor from 138AD to 161AD.
Scholars place Antoninus Pius as the leading candidate for fulfilling the role as a friend of Rabbi Judah the Prince.
He had a close friendship with " Antoninus ", possibly Antoninus Pius, who would consult Rabbi Judah on various worldly and spiritual matters.
Antoninus in many ways was the ideal of the landed gentleman praised not only by ancient Romans, but also by later scholars of classical history, such as Edward Gibbon or the author of the article on Antoninus Pius in the ninth edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica:
The family of Antoninus Pius and Faustina the Elder also represents one of the few periods in ancient Roman history where the position of Emperor passed smoothly from father to son.
* Historia Augusta, The Life of Antoninus Pius, English version of Historia Augusta Note that the Historia Augusta includes pseudohistorical elements.
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