Arch of the Sergians

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Arch of the Sergians in Pula from the west

The Arch of the Sergians ( Latin arcus Sergii, Croat . Slavoluk Sergijevaca ) is an ancient arch of honor in today's Croatian Pula .

The eight meter high arch was built after the Battle of Actium around 30 BC. Commissioned by Salvia Postuma Sergia as a memorial for her three brothers and paid for from private funds (Latin de sua pecunia ). It originally stood in front of the porta Aurea ("Golden Gate"), the main gate of the city, which was torn down in 1829 , and is therefore only decorated on one side. Via Flavia from Aquileia and Trieste to the Forum Square once ran through this gate .

gallery

  • Painting by Charles-Louis Clérisseau , on which the Porta Aurea can still be seen

  • Eagle on the lower side of the arch of the sergians

  • Main inscription: "Salvia Postuma Sergi de sua pecunia"

literature

  • Gustavo Traversari: L'Arco dei Sergi. Cedam, Padua 1971.
  • Günter Fischer: The Roman Pola. An archaeological city history. Publishing house of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Munich 1996, pp. 58–62.
  • Wolfram Letzner: The Roman Pula. Pictures of a city in Istria. Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 2005, ISBN 978-3-8053-3472-3 , pp. 25-32.

Web links

Commons : Sergier Arch  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 44 ° 52 ′ 5.8 "  N , 13 ° 50 ′ 49"  E