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OF THE ARCH OF TRAJAN. AT ANCONA.<br />
PLATE XXVI.<br />
Tm:inscriptiononthesouthside<strong>of</strong> theAn:h•informs us,th:r.titwa.serected to the honour <strong>of</strong> Tr.~.jan,<br />
on theoc:casioo <strong>of</strong> his completing this port; whkh it bornted by Dion.t who says. that in the<br />
nine~~:enth year <strong>of</strong> his reign. A.D. 116, Lucius tElius l..:uniol and 1Eii:ut11!1 Vcrus being consuls, the<br />
Senate and Roman People n:tumed the Emperor solemn tlwlb for ha•·ing faci!iuucdtheentryinto<br />
ltdy. ontheside<strong>of</strong>theAt!riaticSea,byaportm;~debyhisorde r atAnoona..<br />
Thc:Archis<strong>of</strong>smalldimcnsioRs,buih<strong>of</strong>whitcmarble.and oon!listsoCbutoneopening,whiroportiunsabovcthatlinean::mOf'C c:onfonna.bletothepriocipksoi;J.crved in other Arches. hbears<br />
lilncn:>.:mblance totheAn:h <strong>of</strong>TitU!I in il!l gener.~.l dispoailion, having four columns to each front,<br />
n.:tuminginthcs:uncm.o.nncrattheangles,and havingtlblcr.slx:twccn the outer ones: th.,;eoolumm;<br />
:ueoltheCorinthianorder :thewholeisiUrmountcdbyananicll·ithoroelargepal>C'Iinthcccntn:.<br />
<strong>The</strong>kcy""lilone ovcrtheAr~kenfromthepoh.lookingtoward thctown,whio:hliesprincipallytotheright,out<strong>of</strong><br />
thepicmn:. T he causew:ayforming the mole still remains, but is encumbered with a parapet,whio:h<br />
hidup.vt<strong>of</strong>thcAr