Column of Phocas/Arch of Septimus Severus, Rome


The white marble Arch of Septimius Severus at the northeast end of the Roman Forum is a triumphal arch dedicated in AD 203 to commemorate the Parthian victories of Emperor Septimius Severus and his two sons, Caracalla and Geta, in the two campaigns against the Parthians of 194/195 and 197-199. The Column of Phocas, was the last addition made to the Roman Forum in honour of the emperor Phocas


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