Arch of Septimius Severus in Leptis Magna

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Southwestern façade, Relief Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Lepcis Magna, Museum
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Southwestern façade, Relief Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Southwestern façade, Relief with Julia Domna, Caracacalla, Geta, and Septimius Severus Arch, Emperor, Empress, Portrait, Prince, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Lepcis Magna, Museum
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Southwestern façade, Column Arch, Decoration
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Southwestern façade, Relief of a barbarian woman Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Southwestern façade, Relief of a barbarian man Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Southwestern façade, Relief of a trophee Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Southwestern façade, Relief of a Victory Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Southwestern façade, Relief with Julia Domna Arch, Empress, Portrait, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Lepcis Magna, Museum
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Southwestern façade, Relief with Caracacalla, Geta, and Septimius Severus Arch, Emperor, Portrait, Prince, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Lepcis Magna, Museum
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Northeastern façade, Relief, Caracalla Arch, Portrait, Prince, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Lepcis Magna, Museum
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Northwestern façade, Relief of a triumph, Geta Arch, Portrait, Prince, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Lepcis Magna, Museum
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Southwestern façade Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Southwestern façade, Relief of a Victory Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Tripoli, Archaeological Museum
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Southwestern façade, Relief of a Victory Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Lepcis Magna, Museum
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Southwestern façade Arch
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Southeastern façade, Victory Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Southeastern façade, Relief Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Inside, Relief, Sacrifice Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Lepcis Magna, Museum
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Inside, Relief, Sacrifice, Septimius Severus and Heracles Arch, Deity, Emperor, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Lepcis Magna, Museum
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Inside, Relief, Sacrifice Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Inside, Relief, Septimius Severus as Jupiter Arch, Deity, Emperor, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Lepcis Magna, Museum
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Inside, Relief, Deities Arch, Deity, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Lepcis Magna, Museum
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Inside, Relief Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Arch of Septimius Severus, southwest column

Arch of Septimius Severus, southwest frieze

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Inside, Siege Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Northeastern façade Arch
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Northwestern façade, Victory Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Northwestern façade, Inscription Inscription (Latin)
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Northwestern façade, Relief of a triumph Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Lepcis Magna, Museum
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Northwestern façade, Relief of a triumph Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Lepcis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, Northeastern façade, Relief Arch, Relief
Date: CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Lepcis Magna
Collection: Livius

Surroundings:

Lepcis Magna, Decumanus, Evil-averting relief

Lepcis Magna, Schola, Portrait of a lady

Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Statue of Apollo

Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Statue of Isis

Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Statue of Calliope

Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Frigidarium

Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Sudatorium

Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Frigidarium, Inscription

Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Tepidarium

Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Statue of Aphrodite

Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Statue of Hermes

Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Statue of Mars

Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Entrance, Inscription

Location:

Libya, Al Khums
geo:32.635635,14.289176
Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

Building (other)
visible

Identifiers:

vici:place=7889
livius:place=lepcis-magna/photos/lepcis-magna-arch-of-septimius-severus
wikidata:entity=Q3621792

Annotations

Lucius Septimius Severus was a Roman Emperor born in Leptis Magna who reigned 193 until his death in 211. The citizens of Leptis probably started the construction immediately after their fellow citizen had become emperor. The central scene on the arch shows the emperor shaking hands with his sons, Caracalla and Geta.

Lepcis Magna werd het bekendst onder de regering van keizer Septimius Severus (r.193-211). Deze was geboren in deze stad in het jaar 145. Deze ereboog werd door zijn stadsgenoten opgericht bij zijn troonsbestijging.

Septimius Severus breidde de stad uit en begon een groots bouwproject om de stad te verfraaien. Hij liet de hele haven herbouwen met een dam en twee grote reservoirs om overstromingen tegen te gaan. Ook werd er een tempel voor Jupiter aangelegd die uitkeek over de haven. Hij liet ook een forum met basilica aanleggen. Er werd een weg aangelegd die de haven verbond met de haven, deze weg was maar liefst 366 meter lang, 21 meter breed en volledig omgeven met een colonnade. Septimius liet ook de Limes Tripolitanus uitbreiden.¹

De boog is een replica, het origineel is naar Tripoli verplaatst².

Arch of Septimius Severus in Leptis Magna

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References

Relevant museums

Leptis Magna Museum

Bani Walid, museum

Saraya Museum, Tripoli

Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana

The British Museum

Nearby

Lepcis Magna, Decumanus

Leptis Magna-Neapolis, Schola and Thermae

Leptis Magna Museum