L’Arc de Caracalla photography , tebessa , thevest , Arch of Caracalla, porte caracalla tébessa
It is so similar to the Arch of Janus in Rome, the Roman Triumphal Arch in Tebessa, called "the Arch of Caracalla" is one of the few most preserved and important Roman remains in Algeria.
Besides, it remains the only one in the world that has four identical faces. Many archaeologists and historians believe that this architectural gem was built either at the crossroads of an important route, notably that connecting Carthage to Timgad, or at the center of a public establishment. It is indeed a commemorative arch serving as a city gate and not a triumphal arch, since the triumphs were only celebrated in Rome.
Erected in 212, in honor of the emperor Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, the building consists of four square right feet inscribed in a square (10.94 m side), two of these right feet relate to one of their inner sides of the inscriptions mentioning the provisions of the will of C. Cornelius Egrilianus, prefect of the 14th legion. The height from the ground to the upper edge of the ledge being 10.93m, the arch mass therefore constitutes a practically perfect cube.
Besides, it remains the only one in the world that has four identical faces. Many archaeologists and historians believe that this architectural gem was built either at the crossroads of an important route, notably that connecting Carthage to Timgad, or at the center of a public establishment. It is indeed a commemorative arch serving as a city gate and not a triumphal arch, since the triumphs were only celebrated in Rome.
Erected in 212, in honor of the emperor Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, the building consists of four square right feet inscribed in a square (10.94 m side), two of these right feet relate to one of their inner sides of the inscriptions mentioning the provisions of the will of C. Cornelius Egrilianus, prefect of the 14th legion. The height from the ground to the upper edge of the ledge being 10.93m, the arch mass therefore constitutes a practically perfect cube.
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