Architecture

Etruscan Arch, arch detail with inscriptions

Perugia, Umbria, Italy

Arco Etrusco [Italian]
Arco di Augusto [Italian]
Etruscan Arch, arch detail with inscriptions

Architecture

The arch stones (voussoirs) received the carved inscription Augusta Perusia, the city’s new name after its reconstruction in 40-41 BCE. A second inscription above the arch reads “Colonia Vibia” and testifies to the city's status as ius coloniae, granted by Emperor Trebonianus Gallus from Perusia in the 3rd century AD.

structure overview
architectural element(s)

Architecture: Etruscan Arch

full/alternative names
Arch of Augustus, Augustus Gate
built
3rd century BCE
culture
style/period
work type by function
material
architect / constr. phase
41-40 BCE
restoration commissioned by Caesar Augustus

Specifications

Specifications: Etruscan Arch

number towers
2

Geography

local language location name
Perugia, Italia [Italian]
historic location names
Perusia [Latin]
historical affiliations

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,127 × 3,520  pixel
43.4 × 29.8 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
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