Arch of Tiberius

The Arch of Tiberius ("'Arcus Tiberi'") was a triumphal arch built in 16 AD in the Forum Romanum to celebrate the recovery of the eagle standards that had been lost to Germanic tribes by Varus in 9. The Roman general Germanicus had recovered the standards in 15 or 16.^[1]

The Arch spanned the Vicus Jugarius between the Temple of Saturn and the Basilica Julia. It was dedicated to the emperor Tiberius because in the Imperial period only the emperor could celebrate a Triumph, so the victory of Germanicus was celebrated as a triumph of Tiberius. Very little is known about this monument. It is mentioned in literary sources, and it is known from a relief on the Arch of Constantine. It appears to have been a single arch, like the later Arch of Titus, flanked by two columns of the Corinthian order. The foundations of the Arch have been found on the Forum, but nothing is visible.^[2]

References

↑ Grant, Michael (1970), The Roman Forum, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Photos by Werner Forman, pg 212.
↑ Coarelli, Filippo (1984), Guida archeologica di Roma, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Verona.

Coordinates: 41°53′32.42″N 12°29′3.31″E / 41.8923389°N 12.4842528°E / 41.8923389; 12.4842528

Roman Forum

Basilicas	Basilica Aemilia Basilica Julia Basilica of Maxentius

Arches	Arch of Tiberius Arch of Titus Arch of Septimius Severus Arch of Constantine Arch of Augustus

Columns	Column Maenia Column of Phocas Milliarium Aureum

Temples	Temple of Antoninus and Faustina Temple of Divus Augustus Temple of Concord Temple of Castor and Pollux Temple of Caesar Temple of Janus (Roman Forum) Temple of Jupiter Stator (8th century BC) Temple of Saturn Shrine of Venus Cloacina Temple of Venus and Roma Temple of Vespasian and Titus Temple of Vesta

Other	List of monuments of the Roman Forum House of the Vestals Mamertine Prison Cloaca Maxima Comitium Curia Curia Hostilia Curia Julia Ficus Ruminalis Lacus Juturnae Lacus Curtius Lapis Niger Portico Dii Consentes Regia Rostra Gemonian stairs Tabularium Umbilicus urbis Romae Velian Hill Via Sacra Vicus Jugarius Vicus Tuscus Vulcanal

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