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title: Arch of Gavi, Verona
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2480/arch-of-gavi-verona/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Arch of Gavi, Verona

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Arch of Gavi, Verona](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2480.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2480.jpg)

## Image Caption

The arch known as the Arco dei Gavi, [Verona](https://www.worldhistory.org/Verona/), [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). Set up in the 1st century CE the arch glorfied the powerful Gavi family. Typically, arches commemorated military triumphs and statesmen but this is a rare example of such a structure commemorating a private family. Situated to [mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Mark/) the beginning of the Via Sacra, the arch once had family statues in its niches, the inscriptions of which remain. There is also an inscription: 'Lucius [Vitruvius](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vitruvius/) Libertus Architectus' which indicates the architect who constructed it. The arch was entirely dismantled in 1805 CE when Napolean considered that it blocked military traffic but was restored in 1932 CE.

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2014, March 31). Arch of Gavi, Verona. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2480/arch-of-gavi-verona/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Arch of Gavi, Verona." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 31, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2480/arch-of-gavi-verona/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Arch of Gavi, Verona." *World History Encyclopedia*, 31 Mar 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2480/arch-of-gavi-verona/>.

## License & Copyright

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