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Arcus Divi Constantini: An Architectural Analysis and Chronological Proposal for the Arch of Janus in the Forum Boarium in Rome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2017

Pedro Mateos ,
Antonio Pizzo  and
Ángel Ventura
Pedro Mateos*
Affiliation:
Institute of Archaeology-Mérida
Antonio Pizzo*
Affiliation:
Institute of Archaeology-Mérida
Ángel Ventura*
Affiliation:
University of Córdoba
*
p.mateos@iam.csic.es
antoniopizzo@iam.csic.es
aa1vevia@uco.es
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Abstract

In this article we present a new study of the Arch of Janus, analysing previously unpublished aspects of its architecture and chronology based on new data obtained from a recent research project. This study provides the first complete planimetric view of the monument, together with a stratigraphic reading of the structure, evaluating the different elements of spolia that were re-used in its construction. Also, the discovery of a new inscription that was re-used in building the arch finally confirms that it dates from the period of Constantius II (a.d. 357). Finally, we present a proposal for the reconstruction of the dedicatory inscription of the arch, preserved in the nearby church of San Giorgio al Velabro.

Keywords

RomeArch of JanusForum BoariumConstantius IIgraphic documentationstratigraphic and architectural analysisre-use of materialsspoliaepigraphic analysisbuilding chronology
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The Journal of Roman Studies , Volume 107 , November 2017 , pp. 237 - 274
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2017. Published by The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies 

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