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... victory of the Roman army over the Parthians of ancient Persia . Its historical interest re- sides in the fact that it is among the first arches built to cele- brate , not a conquest , but a war waged to put down an inva- 5 , 6 ...
... victory of the Roman army over the Parthians of ancient Persia . Its historical interest re- sides in the fact that it is among the first arches built to cele- brate , not a conquest , but a war waged to put down an inva- 5 , 6 ...
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... victory over the Dacians ; the spiral relief depicts his campaigns . Originally crowned with Trajan's statue it was replaced by that of St Peter . 20. TRAJAN'S FORUM . The last and most splendid of the Imperial Forums to be built , it ...
... victory over the Dacians ; the spiral relief depicts his campaigns . Originally crowned with Trajan's statue it was replaced by that of St Peter . 20. TRAJAN'S FORUM . The last and most splendid of the Imperial Forums to be built , it ...
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... victory of the Em- peror Constantine over Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge on October 28th , 312 AD . It was completed about three years later using columns , statues , and reliefs taken from other buildings of various ...
... victory of the Em- peror Constantine over Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge on October 28th , 312 AD . It was completed about three years later using columns , statues , and reliefs taken from other buildings of various ...
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1st century BC 2nd century 4th century BC altar ancient Apollo apse artist Augustus Baroque basilica Borghese bronze building built Capitol Caravaggio Cardinal CASTEL SANT'ANGELO Castor and Pollux catacombs ceiling centre Christ Christian church Circus Maximus COLOSSEUM columns constructed decorated designed Emperor Empire entrance Etruscan excavations facade fountains fresco Gallery Gian Lorenzo Bernini Hadrian Holy Imperial interior Italy Jacopo Torriti Julius Caesar Last Judgement later Madonna and Child marble masterpiece mausoleum metres Michelangelo monumental mosaic Moses Museum of Roman nave obelisk Old St Peter's painted palaces Palatine Palazzo dei Conservatori Pantheon papacy Paul Perugino Piazza Pietro Pinacoteca pope Porta portrait Raphael reconstructed Renaissance represents Revine Roma Roman Civilisation Roman copy ROMAN FORUM Rome saints Santa Maria Maggiore scene seven hills Sistine Chapel Sixtus St John Lateran ST PETER'S SQUARE statue Temple of Vesta Tiber Island Titus tomb Trajan's vault victory Villa Virgin wall