Triumphal Monument Erected by Boccus, King of Mauretania; gray limestone - The trophies, breastplates, shinguards and shields surrounding the helmeted head of Athena, Dioscuri on horseback or a winged snake, exquisitely engraved on the stone, can all be related to a great military triumph. The motif of the two Victories holding a wreathed shield decorated with a eagle with lightning between its claws (alluding to a military success) unmistakably confirms the celebratory intent of the monument. The style and the material was dedicated to the power of Rome and of Silla in particular. It may be i
Triumphal Monument Erected by Boccus, King of Mauretania; gray limestone - The trophies, breastplates, shinguards and shields surrounding the helmeted head of Athena, Dioscuri on horseback or a winged snake, exquisitely engraved on the stone, can all be related to a great military triumph. The motif of the two Victories holding a wreathed shield decorated with a eagle with lightning between its claws (alluding to a military success) unmistakably confirms the celebratory intent of the monument. The style and the material was dedicated to the power of Rome and of Silla in particular. It may be interpreted as the official submission of the king of Mauritania. The winner of the Jugurthine war was thus triumphally acknowledge in the area of the hill that he grandly renewd (he had restored the temple of Capitoline Jupiter and had built the Tabularium, a brilliant solution acting as an architectural "backcloth" to the Roman Forum, which contained the coduments - tabulae- of the state archives) - Museo Centrale Montemartini, Rome, Italy
Size: 4977px × 3318px
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Photo credit: © Stefano Ravera / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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