Arch of Alexander Severus
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Arch of Alexander Severus
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The Arch of Alexander Severus is a Roman triumphal arch in the ancient civitas of Thugga, located in Dougga, Béja, Tunisia. It was dedicated to the Roman Emperor Alexander Severus. The arch was built in 228, in gratitude to the emperor for his beneficence towards the city. It functioned as one of the city gates, at the end of a road linking to the road between Carthage and Tébessa. The preserved arch is the span of a single vault, about 4 metres wide, and lateral pylons with niches, which would
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Triumphal arch in Dougga, Tunisia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_Alexander_Severus
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2023-07-08T19:03:02Z
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