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The Arch of Sergius (also referred to as the Arch of the Sergii) is an Ancient Roman triumphal arch located in Pula, Croatia. The arch commemorates the Sergii family specifically Lucius Sergius Lepidus, a tribune serving in the twenty-ninth legion which participated in the Battle of Actium and disbanded in 27 BC. This suggests an approximate date of construction. The arch stood behind the original naval gate of the early Roman colony. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Roman triumphal arch in Pula (Istria, Croatia), built in honour of the members of the Sergii family at the end of the 1st century BC. It was built by a woman, Salvia Postuma, de sua pecunia as a memorial to three male Sergii, one of whom had been an officer... History - Ancient history - Ancient Rome This is a List of Ancient Rome-related topics, that aims to include aspects of both the Ancient Roman Republic and Roman Empire. ... Arc de Triomphe, Paris A triumphal arch is a structure in the shape of a monumental gate, usually built to celebrate a victory in war. ... Pula (Italian Pola) is the largest city in Istria, Croatia, at the southern tip of that peninsula. ... Tribune (Latin: tribunus) was a title shared by several elected magistracies and other governmental offices of the Roman Republic and Empire. ... Legion can refer to several encylopedic topics, including: In military history, an organization or military unit: A Roman legion. ... The Battle of Actium, 2 September 31 BC, by Lorenzo A. Castro, painted 1672. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC - 20s BC - 10s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s Years: 32 BC 31 BC 30 BC 29 BC 28 BC 27 BC 26 BC 25 BC 24 BC 23 BC 22... Colonies in antiquity were city-states founded from a mother-city, not from a territory-at-large. ...

The honorary triumphal arch was permitted by the town of Pula and paid for by the wife of Lepidus, Salvia Postuma. Both of their names are carved in the stone along with Lucius Sergius and Gaius Sergius, the honoree's father and uncle respectively. In its original form statues of the two elders flanked Lepidus on both sides on the top of the arch. The Sergii were likely a powerful family of officials in the colony. Arc de Triomphe, Paris A triumphal arch is a structure in the shape of a monumental gate, usually built to celebrate a victory in war. ... Pula (Italian Pola) is the largest city in Istria, Croatia, at the southern tip of that peninsula, population 58,594 (2001). ...