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|image = Arco di Settimio Severo.png | |image = Arco di Settimio Severo.png | ||
|description = Triumphal arch commemorating the Parthian victories of Emperor Septimius Severus. | |description = Triumphal arch commemorating the Parthian victories of Emperor Septimius Severus. | ||
|location = [[Rome]], [[Italy]] | |location = [[Antico District]], [[Rome]], [[Italy]] | ||
|architect = [[Septimius Severus]] | |architect = [[Septimius Severus]] | ||
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After Septimius died, his sons [[Caracalla]] and [[Geta]] shared rule as joint emperors. However, in 212 CE, Caracalla had Geta assassinated and subsequently destroyed all records of Geta's existence, including Geta's image and inscriptions on the arch.<ref name="DB" /> | After Septimius died, his sons [[Caracalla]] and [[Geta]] shared rule as joint emperors. However, in 212 CE, Caracalla had Geta assassinated and subsequently destroyed all records of Geta's existence, including Geta's image and inscriptions on the arch.<ref name="DB" /> | ||
During the 16th century of the [[Renaissance]], to [[Liberation of Rome|liberate]] the Roma from the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] visited the Arch.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | |||
== Trivia == | |||
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'', the Arch can be seen in the [[Colosseo]] area, but it couldn't be visited. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 18 June 2023
The Arch of Septimius Severus (Italian: Arco di Settimio Severio) is a structure that formed part of the Roman Forum.
History
Standing at the foot of Capitoline Hill in the Roman Forum, the Arch of Septimius Severus is a triumphal arch commemorating the Parthian victories of the Emperor Septimius Severus.[1]
After Septimius died, his sons Caracalla and Geta shared rule as joint emperors. However, in 212 CE, Caracalla had Geta assassinated and subsequently destroyed all records of Geta's existence, including Geta's image and inscriptions on the arch.[1]
During the 16th century of the Renaissance, to liberate the Roma from the Borgia, Ezio Auditore da Firenze visited the Arch.[2]
Trivia
- In Assassin's Creed: Identity, the Arch can be seen in the Colosseo area, but it couldn't be visited.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Identity