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Arch of Augustus (Susa)

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224:) with the animals intended for sacrifice of exceptional size, clearly much larger than the men leading them to sacrifice. The scene has a great number of symbolic meanings, however it indicates above all that the sacrifice is the focus. The man performing the sacrifice is perhaps to be identified with Cottius. On the western side some representatives of the Cottian communities mentioned in the inscription are depicted. On the southern side a second sacrifice, officiated by Cottius, is depicted. On the eastern side the scene has been completely destroyed by the ravages of time. 305: 1307: 17: 115:
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From above, the arch forms a rectangle 11.93 metres long and 7.3 metres wide. It rests on two large bases and there is only one archway. The white marble of the arch was sourced from a nearby quarries at Fornesto and Tre Piloni.
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is composed of three bands of which the lowest band is thicker than the middle band, and this in turn is thicker than the top band. Above the architrave, a
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on each face and twelve on each side of the arch. The corbels' panels are decorated with roses. On top of that rests the
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columns placed at the extremities of each corner, such that a quarter of each drum is embedded in the monument.
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composed of a bass relief stretches around all four sides. Above that is the
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is an important monument constructed in the city of
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Susa, Piedmont
province of Turin
Augustus
Marcus Julius Cottius
Cottian Alps
Roman amphitheatre
Roman aqueduct
archivolt
pilasters
entablature
Corinthian
architrave
frieze
cornice
corbels
attic
Marcus Julius Cottius
Donnus
Segovii
Segusini
Belaci
Caturiges
Medulli
Tebavii
Adanates
Savincates
Ecdinii
Veaminii
Venisamores

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