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The Arch of Marcus Aurelius (Arcus Marci Aurelii) was a Roman triumphal arch in Rome, probably in the region of the Campus Martius, near the modern Piazza Colonna and the Column of Marcus Aurelius.[1]

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  1. 32 relations: Adventus (ceremony), Arch of Constantine, Campus Martius, Capitoline Hill, Capitoline Museums, Column of Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, Copenhagen, Epigraphy, Historia Augusta, In pectore, Lautumiae, Liberalitas, Lustratio, Marcomanni, Marcomannic Wars, Marcus Aurelius, Piazza Colonna, Portico, Regio IX Circus Flaminius, Relief, Roman emperor, Roman triumph, Rome, Santi Luca e Martina, Sarmatians, Senate of the Roman Empire, Suovetaurilia, Temple of Marcus Aurelius, Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus, Triumphal arch, Via del Corso.

  2. Ancient Roman triumphal arches in Rome
  3. Campus Martius
  4. Former buildings and structures in Italy
  5. Marcus Aurelius

Adventus (ceremony)

In the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity, the adventus was a ceremony held to celebrate the arrival at a city of a Roman emperor or other dignitaries.

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Arch of Constantine

The Arch of Constantine (Arco di Costantino) is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. Arch of Marcus Aurelius (Rome) and arch of Constantine are ancient Roman triumphal arches in Rome.

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Campus Martius

The Campus Martius (Latin for 'Field of Mars'; Italian: Campo Marzio) was a publicly owned area of ancient Rome about in extent.

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Capitoline Hill

The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill (Campidoglio; Mons Capitolinus), between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

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Capitoline Museums

The Capitoline Museums are a group of art and archaeological museums in Piazza del Campidoglio, on top of the Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy.

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Column of Marcus Aurelius

The Column of Marcus Aurelius (Columna Centenaria Divorum Marci et Faustinae, Colonna di Marco Aurelio) is a Roman victory column in Piazza Colonna, Rome, Italy. Arch of Marcus Aurelius (Rome) and column of Marcus Aurelius are buildings and structures completed in the 2nd century.

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Commodus

Commodus (31 August 161 – 31 December 192) was a Roman emperor who ruled from 177 until his assassination in 192.

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Copenhagen

Copenhagen (København) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area.

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Epigraphy

Epigraphy is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the writing and the writers.

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Historia Augusta

The Historia Augusta (English: Augustan History) is a late Roman collection of biographies, written in Latin, of the Roman emperors, their junior colleagues, designated heirs and usurpers from 117 to 284.

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In pectore

(Latin for 'in the breast/heart') is a term used in the Catholic Church for an action, decision, or document which is meant to be kept secret.

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Lautumiae

The lautumiae were tufa quarries that became a topographical marker in ancient Rome.

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Liberalitas

In ancient Roman culture, liberalitas was the virtue of giving freely (from liber, "free"), hence generosity.

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Lustratio

Lustratio was an ancient Greek and ancient Roman purification ritual.

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Marcomanni

The Marcomanni were a Germanic people.

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Marcomannic Wars

The Marcomannic Wars (Latin: bellum Germanicum et Sarmaticum, "German and Sarmatian War") were a series of wars lasting from about 166 until 180 AD.

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Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (English:; 26 April 121 – 17 March 180) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher.

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Piazza Colonna

Piazza Colonna is a piazza at the center of the Rione of Colonna in the historic heart of Rome, Italy.

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Portico

A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls.

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Regio IX Circus Flaminius

The Regio IX Circus Flaminius is the ninth regio of imperial Rome, under Augustus's administrative reform.

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Relief

Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces remain attached to a solid background of the same material.

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Roman emperor

The Roman emperor was the ruler and monarchical head of state of the Roman Empire, starting with the granting of the title augustus to Octavian in 27 BC.

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Roman triumph

The Roman triumph (triumphus) was a civil ceremony and religious rite of ancient Rome, held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the success of a military commander who had led Roman forces to victory in the service of the state or, in some historical traditions, one who had successfully completed a foreign war.

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Rome

Rome (Italian and Roma) is the capital city of Italy.

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Santi Luca e Martina

Santi Luca e Martina is a church in Rome, Italy, situated between the Roman Forum and the Forum of Caesar and close to the Arch of Septimus Severus.

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Sarmatians

The Sarmatians (Sarmatai; Latin: Sarmatae) were a large confederation of ancient Iranian equestrian nomadic peoples who dominated the Pontic steppe from about the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD.

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Senate of the Roman Empire

The Senate of the Roman Empire was a political institution in the ancient Roman Empire.

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Suovetaurilia

The suovetaurilia or suovitaurilia was one of the most sacred and traditional rites of Roman religion: the sacrifice of a pig (sus), a sheep (ovis) and a bull (taurus) to the deity Mars to bless and purify land (Lustratio).

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Temple of Marcus Aurelius

The Temple of Marcus Aurelius was a temple in Rome dedicated to the deified Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius by his son Commodus. Arch of Marcus Aurelius (Rome) and temple of Marcus Aurelius are Marcus Aurelius.

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Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus

Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus (Greek: Πομπηιανός; 125 – 193 AD) was a politician and military commander during the 2nd century in the Roman Empire.

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Triumphal arch

A triumphal arch is a free-standing monumental structure in the shape of an archway with one or more arched passageways, often designed to span a road, and usually standing alone, unconnected to other buildings.

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Via del Corso

The Via del Corso is a main street in the historical centre of Rome.

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See also

Ancient Roman triumphal arches in Rome

Campus Martius

Former buildings and structures in Italy

Marcus Aurelius

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_Marcus_Aurelius_(Rome)