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Via Trionfale is a Roman road that leads to and within Rome, Italy. [1] Formerly called Via Triumphalis , it was an ancient consular road that connected Rome to Veii . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The northern terminus of the road connects with the Via Cassia .
La necropoli della via triumphalis. Il tratto sotto l’autoparco vaticano [The Necropolis of the Via Triumphalis. The section under the Vatican car park]. Rome: Quasar (in Italian). Zander, Pietro (2009). The Necropolis Under St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. Fabbrica di San Pietro. ISBN 978-88-7369-081-8.
They give the general's formal name, the names of his father and grandfather, the people(s) or command province whence the triumph was awarded, and the date of the triumphal procession. They record over 200 triumphs, starting with three mythical triumphs of Romulus in 753 BCE and ending with that of Lucius Cornelius Balbus (19 BCE). [ 37 ]
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Situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill, the arch spans the Via Triumphalis, the route taken by victorious military leaders when they entered the city in a triumphal procession. [a] Dedicated in 315, it is the largest Roman triumphal arch, with overall dimensions of 21 m (69 ft) high, 25.9 m (85 ft) wide and 7.4 m (24 ft) deep. [1]
The Vatican Museums (Italian: Musei Vaticani; Latin: Musea Vaticana) are the public museums of the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the most well-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in ...
The present day Via della Conciliazione follows approximately the same path as the Via Cornelia did. [4] In recent years the Vatican authorities reopened excavations of the Via Triumphalis necropolis that was first partially uncovered during the 1950s. The excavations have revealed an extensive ancient Roman cemetery.
The museum has been arranged into two wings. The principal wing is the museum of all artistic and historic importance starting with the paintings of the history of the Papal States, portraits of Popes until date, memorabilia of the Papal Military Corps including the navy, documents related to ceremonial orders of Popes, the Papal household items, and various ceremonial regalia and religious ...