- The Arch of Titus is also significant for its historical value, as it provides insight into the Roman Empire's military campaigns and religious beliefs.
- Arch of Titus - Detail: View of a relief panel depicting the Emperor in a Triumphal Procession from the south pier of the Arch of Titus.
- This arch commemorates the military triumphs of Titus and his father Vespasian, in particular, their victory in the Jewish war which ended in 70 AD.
- The Arch of Titus was finally extensively restored in 1823 by Raffaele Stern and Giuseppe Valadier, who demolished the buildings that lined it.
- The Arch of Titus (Arco di Tito, in Italian) was constructed to celebrate the emperor’s victory in Jerusalem in the year 70 AD.
- Emperor Domitian built the arch to commemorate the many military victories of Titus which includes the 70 AD siege and conquest of the city of Jerusalem.
- The Arch of Titus is arranged in five bays with an ABA rhythm, the side bays perpendicular to the central axial arch.
- The arch of Titus, one of the first ‘triumphal arches’ was built in 82 CE to honor the recently deceased Roman emperor Titus.
- At least 36 of these structures were erected in ancient Rome by the 4th century CE, and the Arch of Titus is the oldest of the three surviving examples.