Australia: The Land Where Time Began

A biography of the Australian continent 

Arch of Septimius Severus, Roma, Italy

Situated at the northern end of the Roman Forum, it is a triumphal arch erected in 204. It commemorates the victories of Emperor Septimius Severus and his 2 sons, Caracalla and Geta, over the Parthians in 195 and 203. For a while after the death of Septimius his 2 sons ruled jointly, until Caracalla had Geta assassinated. All references to Geta were removed from structures such as the Arch of Septimius.

• http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/161_Arch_of_Septimius_Severus.html
• http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/archofseptimiusseverus.htm
• http://www.vroma.org/~forum/arcss.html

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