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Porta Triumphalis

Porta Triumphalis

porta : gate
triumphus : a solemn and magnificent entrance of a general into Rome after having obtained an important victory, a triumphal procession, a triumph

Near the Villa Publica stood the porta Triumphalis, an arched gateway, which took its name from the fact that the general who was celebrating a triumph began his march into the city at this point. We are not informed as to the date of its erection, but it was probably as early as the second century B.C. No Vestiges of this arch have been found. Domitian either built a second triumphal arch over this same street, or restored the existing one. (Platner)

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