Describe and analyze the form and function of the Arch of Titus.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal Answer should include:
1. The Arch of Titus is a triumphal arch, or a large free-standing gateway whose passageway is covered by a barrel vault, and one of many Roman monuments that served as imperial propaganda.
2. The monument commemorates Titus's capture of Jerusalem, which ended a revolt of the Jews in Palestine.
3. A relief on the inside walls of the arch depicts Titus's soldiers flaunting the sacred treasures that they looted from the Second Temple of Jerusalem, especially a large menorah, and which was used in Titus's triumphal procession during his return to Rome.
4. The arch originally featured a monumental bronze statue of a four-horse chariot and driver, which was a typical Roman triumphal symbol.
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