Arch of Nero

Arch of Nero (Latin: Arcus Neronis) is a now lost triumphal arch dedicated to the Roman emperor Nero that was located in Rome, Italy.^[1]

The arch was erected in the years between AD 58 and 62 and was designed to commemorate victories won by Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo in Parthia (Tacitus Annales 13.41;^[2] 15.18). Located on the slope of the Capitoline Hill in a locality referred to as inter duos lucos, the arch is known from coin representations, in which it appears as an arch with a single bay surmounted by a quadriga.^[3]

The arch likely was destroyed soon after Nero's death in A.D. 68.^[4]

References

^ Fred S. Kleiner (1985). The arch of Nero in Rome: a study of the Roman honorary arch before and under Nero. G. Bretschneider. ISBN 978-88-7689-094-9.
^ "Cornelius Tacitus, Historiae 1.1.1".
^ BM Nero 183-190; 329-334
^ Samuel Ball Platner; Thomas Ashby (2002). A topographical dictionary of ancient Rome. Oxbow. ISBN 978-0-19-925649-5.

41°53′36″N 12°28′59″E / 41.8934°N 12.4830°E / 41.8934; 12.4830

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[Kleiner1985-1] Fred S. Kleiner (1985). The arch of Nero in Rome: a study of the Roman honorary arch before and under Nero. G. Bretschneider. ISBN 978-88-7689-094-9.

[2] "Cornelius Tacitus, Historiae 1.1.1".

[3] BM Nero 183-190; 329-334

[PlatnerAshby2002-4] Samuel Ball Platner; Thomas Ashby (2002). A topographical dictionary of ancient Rome. Oxbow. ISBN 978-0-19-925649-5.

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