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The Arch of Caracalla is a Roman triumphal arch from the beginning of the 3rd century, located at Djémila in Algeria (''Cuicul''). The arch, with a single span (''fornix'') was placed on the road leading to Sitifis and constituted the entrance to the city's Severan forum. ==History== The arch was erected in 216 in honour of the Emperor Caracalla, his mother Julia Domna and his deceased father Septimius Severus. In 1839 Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans saw the arch during an expedition and planned to have it transported to Paris, where he intended to have it erected with the inscription "''L'Armée d'Afrique à la France''" (The African Army, to France). After his death, in 1842, the project, which was almost ready to be carried out, was abandoned. The arch, together with the rest of the archaeological site of Djémila, has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since 1982〔(Entry on Djémila ) at UNESCO's site〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arch of Caracalla (Djémila)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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