Temples, tombs, and monuments of ancient Greece and Rome. A description and a history of some of the most remarkable memorials of classical architecture (1871)
Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport), 1828-1891 · London, New York [etc.] T. Nelson and sons · leaf 114
is wife Julia Domna, and their sonsCaracalla and Geta (a.d. 203). The name of the latterwas removed after his murder by Caracalla,* whom itseemed constantly to reproach for the fratricide; and theblank thus left was awkwardly filled up by the words, Optimis Fortissimisqve Principibvs. Originally… … ARCH OF SEPTIMIUS SEVER US. 113 contrary, to have been elevated somewhat above thelevel of the Forum, so that the two lateral arches wereapproached by steps. It is wholly built of pure white marble, and consists ofone central and two lateral arches, with transverse onesin the flanks. The summit at…
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