Arch of Titus
One of the few contemporary depictions of Herod's Temple treasures — the menorah Rome carried off from Jerusalem.
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Inside the passage, a relief parades the sacked Temple's spoils in Titus's triumph. Domitian raised the arch around 81 AD for his deified brother, and it became the template for later triumphal arches, from the Arc de Triomphe to Washington Square.
What to look for
- South panel: the golden menorah, showbread table, and trumpets carried in triumph, cut so deep the figures nearly step from the stone.
- Valadier's 1821 travertine repairs, made distinguishable from the original marble so you can trace the seam between ancient and new.
- The central passage's deeply coffered vault, with a relief of Titus's apotheosis — his deification — at its center.
On the Via Sacra between the Roman Forum and the Colosseum; covered by the Forum/Palatine ticket.
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More to see in Rome
- Vatican CityThe world's smallest sovereign state fits in 44 hectares — you cross its border by stepping over a white line.
- ColosseumAround 50,000 Romans packed this stone oval to watch spectacles staged over a two-level warren of cages beneath the arena floor.
- St. Peter's BasilicaThe world's largest church, built directly over the grave believed to hold St. Peter's bones.
- Sistine ChapelMichelangelo painted the ceiling standing up, not on his back — and cardinals still elect the pope in this room.
- PantheonA 1,900-year-old concrete dome with a hole punched in the top — when it rains in Rome, it rains inside too.
- Stadio OlimpicoOne 70,634-seat bowl, two cross-town tenants: AS Roma and SS Lazio both play here.