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Rome: Aurelian Wall, Arch of Dolabella-Silanus (1864 photo)
Rome: Arch of Dolabella-Silanus (Simelli 1864-6;BSR Parker Archive)
The arch of Dolabella-Silanus in the Caelian Hill was erected in AD 10 in the reign of Augustus, when Dolabella and Silanus were consuls, as named in the inscription. Brickwork was added on top for the aqueduct of Nero to the Palatine Hill. Arch and aqueduct were later incorporated into the Aurelian wall.
The
Latin inscription, carved over the archway, reads: P. CORNELIVS. P. F.
DOLABELLA C. JVNIVS. C. F. SILANVS. FLAMEN. MARTIAL. COS. EX. S. C.
FACIVNDVM. CVRAVERVNT. IDEMQVE. POBAVERVNT
This detail is taken from a mid-1860s albumen print of the Arch of Dolabella by Carlo Baldassare Simelli, active from 1857-1870. A number of his images are in the John Henry Parker Archive at the British School of Rome.
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