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A triumphal arch consists of a free-standing arch used to commemorate events, particularly military victories, a series of vaulted arches could be used to create a long open space broken only by the columns, and a rounded arch solves the problem of masonry's tensile (resistance to lengthwise stress) weakness.

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Q: What distinguishes triumphal arches from vaulted arches or rounded arches?
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A roof formed by rounded arches?

It is a vault or vaulted roof. It is formed by a series of vaults/vaulted arches.


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Triumphal arches were stone arches built by the Romans. They would commemorate either a military victory or a public event. Other cultures took the idea and have built triumphal arches to celebrate their own triumphs.


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What was a monument to Rome's imperial power?

There were triumphal monuments which celebrated military victories of emperors. They were usually triumphal arches or columns. The most famous triumphal arches are the arch of Titus, the Arch of Septimius Severus, and the Arch of Constantine. The most famous triumphal columns are the Column of Trajan and the Column of Marcus Aurelius.


To remind them of their great military victories the romans built structures called?

The Romans built structures called triumphal arches to commemorate their military victories. Triumphal arches were typically decorated with reliefs and inscriptions depicting the conquests and achievements of Roman generals.


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One can find a great list of Roman triumphal arches on Wikipedia. Some of the arches listed on Wikipedia are Porte de Mars, Arch of Germanicus, Arch of Galerius, and Hadrian's Arch.


What were triumphal arches used for?

The triumphal arches were built in celebration of the victories in battle of the consuls during the Roman Republic (509-27 BC) and emperors during the period of rule by emperors (27 BC-476 AD)


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How were Roman triumphal arches earned?

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What was the function of triumphal arches in ancient Rome?

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