During the reign of the Flavian dynasty in the Rome were built most prominent architectural monuments.
The writer of the ancient Rome Aelius Aristides (117-180) left these words filled with admiration about the city: “Like strong man lifts others and bears them on his shoulders, so Rome soars over the other cities and bears the civilization to the divine height”
Really, in the second century Rome even surpassed in its grandeur such cities as Athens and Alexandria.
One of the most popular types of buildings in the Rome were Arches of Triumph which were built to commemorate the victories of the Roman weapon. These buildings were built not only in Rome; they also erected in the Roman provinces, to remind to the locals the strength of the Roman army.
Arch of Titus has been built in the 81 to commemorate Roman victory in The Jewish War. Arch was built from the white marble which was delivered from the Greece. At first glimpse the structure of the Arch is too plain but the ideal proportions of the Arch make it the best one in the Rome. Arch was topped with the statue of Titus which was shown in the image of God. Also Arch has the inscription devoted to the Titus and his father Emperor Vespasian.
Middle part of the Arch adorned by the statue of the Victory with the wreaths. On the inner parts of the Arch we can see relieves which show triumph of the Titus. It’s very precious for historians and for those who interested in the Roman history because they depict the scenes of the ordinary life.
On the relieves we can see the weapons of the legionaries, their garments and of course their trophies. Romans took a lot of trophies on that war. They sacked Jerusalem and brought a lot of citizens of that city as their prisoner. Of course they also brought a lot of the gold to the city. They used the slavery work of their prisoners and the gold to build famous Colosseum and other building in the Rome.
In the Middle Ages the Arch of Titus was included into the defensive system of the Rome. Probably the Arch has been used as the city gate. In the 1821 the Arch was refurbished (by that time it was in the poor conditions) by the Pope Pius the Seventh.
Arch of Titus was used as the general model for many Arches in the Europe. For example, it was used as model to build Arch of Triumph in Paris in the 1806.
