The Arch of Germanicus in Saintes, France, is a single Roman arch, built in 19 AD by a rich Roman citizen named C. Julius Rufus. It is most often known as the Arch of Germanicus, but bears an inscription on the attic noting that it was also dedicated to Tiberius and his son Drusus. It had two bays and was originally sited over the terminus of the Roman road from Lyon to Saintes. The inscription also names the financer of the arch, C. Iulius Rufus, and his ancestors. Rufus was the son of Caius Julius Otuaneunus, the grandson of the more correctly referred to Caius Julius Gedemo, and the great-grandson of Epotsovirid(i)us. The arch was moved fifteen metres in 1843 and restored in 1851.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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