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Rome: Arch of Titus, detail of relief (photo 1860s)



Rome: Arch of Titus in the Forum (photo: McPherson archive 1860s)


This early albumen print by McPherson from the 1860s shows detail of a relief on the Arch of Titus. It depicts the Romans carrying spoils away from their successful capture of Jerusalem in AD 70, led by Titus, who was emperor from AD 79-81.


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