On the inside of the arch, scenes from the triumphal procession after the capture of Jerusalem by Titus are carved.
The Jews revolted against the Romans in the reign of the emperor Nero. Vespasian, the father of Titus and Domitian, was sent to deal with the revolt. When Vespasian himself became emperor (69-81), Titus took over the task of conquering the Jews. The end of Jewish resistance came at the stronghold of Masada.
the Triumphal procession
plunder from the Temple in Jerusalem
the inscription
"The Senate and People of Rome, to the Divine Titus Vespasian Augustus, son of the Divine Vespasian"
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