On July 15, 70 AD, the Roman Emperor Titus led an army of 60,000 Romans to break through the walls of Jerusalem, which the Jews held, because it was Saturday, and the Jews were most afraid of this day until now.
Artist oil painting in 1850
"If the world is very beautiful, nine points are in Jerusalem, and one is in the rest of the world." The holy city in Tanjuma's heart was completely destroyed by the spears and scarlet cloaks of Roman soldiers. Titus returned to Rome by boat with the treasures of the captive Jews and the temple, where he received a salute from the Senate and held one of the greatest triumphal celebrations in Roman history in the square, and of course, the sound of dogs and horses. After Titus' death, Rome built the Triumphal Arch of Titus, and on the lintel is written the triumphal victory of the Jews, which is the oldest surviving triumphal arch that we can see to date.
There is also an interesting point about the origin of the Arc de Triomphe, at first for religious reasons, it was believed that soldiers returning from battle must pass through a magical gate when entering the city, because the soldiers who fought outside the city may still have murderous qi on their bodies after bloody fighting, in order to avoid the release of these murderous qi in the city, it is necessary to build a magical gate for filtering out the murderous qi, and the warriors can eliminate the evil killing qi after passing through this gate, so as not to bring danger to the rulers and compatriots. This may have been the prototype of the invention of the air purifier, which later evolved into a triumphal arch with patriotic and worship functions.
In a country that has originated from wars of aggression, the spirit of martial arts is the main theme, and human beings are creatures that need a sense of ceremony, so soldiers who return from victory must have a ceremony to enter the city and preach victory. At that time, Julius Caesar was very enthusiastic about this, and he was at the forefront of the triumphant team four times, and he was unbelievable, of course, what was the final consequence of Caesar, everyone knew, was poofed.
Now when it comes to the Arc de Triomphe, everyone thinks more about the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, also known as the Lion Triumphal Arch, which was established in 1805 to commemorate Napoleon's defeat of the Russian-Austrian army.
There are gates on all sides, and inside the doors are inscribed the names of the generals and campaigns that followed Napoleon's expedition. I prefer the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier directly below the Arc de Triomphe to the generals who are carved into the door and seek immortality.
Buried in the tomb is an unknown martyr who died in World War I, representing the 1.5 million French soldiers who died in the war. Engraved on the ground is a simple inscription: "Here rests a French soldier who died for his country." Whenever I see such a contrast, I am reminded of the words of the Oriental sage Han Chenzi, which is particularly emotional and scratches the lungs.
When the German armored forces walked through the Arc de Triomphe with their heads held high, Napoleon, who was three feet underground, knew that the final result was like this, and it was estimated that he would pounce into Josephine's arms and sob.
As a result of the destruction of Jerusalem, many Jews still refuse to pass under titus' arcade, with the exception of israel's restoration in 1948, when large crowds of people passed through the arch from the community in the opposite direction of the arcade, indicating that they were returning home.
By the way, my actual favorite is the Heidelberg Arc de Triomphe, in 1615, the Elector of Heidelberg, Germany, built a Baroque-style triumphal arch for his wife's birthday, which may be the only triumphal arch in the world that has nothing to do with showing off feats, just to show off romantic triumphs, I don't know if you like it or not.
Architecture is a living imprint of flowing history, and those who flaunt greatness can not withstand the dust of history.
Heidelberg Arc de Triomphe