American Journal of Archaeology, 1934, Vol. 19 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from American Journal of Archaeology, 1934, Vol. 19<br><br>In the field of Roman historical reliefs the only rival to the series of eight colossal panels in the attic of the Arch of Constantine is the decoration of the arch of Trajan at Beneventum. I mean, of course, these eight supplemented by the three reliefs in the Museo dei Conservatori, making a group of eleven - a twelfth being missing - and all being supposed to have originally formed a group of twelve which decorated a monument of Marcus Aurelius. Mr. Stuart Jones thought that this monument was the triumphal arch built in this emperor's honor in 176 on the Capitoline, for the double triumph over the Germans and Sarmatians. The twelve reliefs are supposed by him to depict the main episodes of this double war, and to have been arranged in groups of four on each main face of the attic and two on each end.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.