\paperw5190 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 COMMEMORATIVE OR TRIUMPHAL ARCHES\par
A monument characteristic of Roman architecture, it spread rapidly throughout t
he Empire from the Augustan age onward. To the original function of a passage and support for statues and trophies was added an avowed commemorative intent, designed to glorify the victorious deeds of the emperor. \par