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Content note: A Roman state relief commemorating the capture of Jerusalem in 70, showing soldiers in a triumphal procession carrying the Temple's menorah and other spoils; shown as it stands, with the historical context on the regime page. This object is shown as it was published. Why

Relief on the Arch of Titus, Rome: soldiers carrying the menorah and other spoils from the Temple at Jerusalem in a triumphal procession

Relief on the Arch of Titus, Rome: soldiers carrying the menorah and other spoils from the Temple at Jerusalem in a triumphal procession

A marble relief panel from the Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum: soldiers in the triumphal procession carry the seven-branched menorah and other spoils taken from the Temple at Jerusalem. The arch commemorated Titus and the siege of Jerusalem and was finished and dedicated after his death in 81.

Date
0081
Period
Pre-1914
Made by
Arch of Titus, Forum Romanum, Rome, built to honour Titus and the siege of Jerusalem
Region
Western and Central Europe
Country
Roman Empire
Medium
Artwork
Issuer type
State
Regime
Roman Principate
Leader
Vespasian
Audience
Domestic public
Purpose
Commemorate
Themes
War and the military, Religion, Empire and colonialism
Techniques
Card stacking
Regime
Roman Principate and early Empire under Augustus and his successors
Leader
Augustus (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus)
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
Wikimedia Commons (photograph by Laurel Lodged), retrieved October 2, 2026
Rights
Public domain (Commons: photographer's own work released to the public domain; relief about 1,900 years old)
Laurel Lodged, Wikimedia Commons, public domain

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