Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

“Marcus Aurelius essentially said that one of the greatest gifts in life is having no opinion. Let’s be okay with having no opinion for the better part of the first few games of his [Arch ...

The intricately decorated structure is adorned with recycled fragments, or spolia, taken from other ancient buildings, including monuments honoring Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius. The arch is ...