Arch of Galerius in Thessalonica

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Roman monument arch triumphal arch

The Arch of Galerius in Thessalonica is a late Roman triumphal monument in modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece, commemorating Emperor Galerius’s victories over the Persians.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Arch of Galerius in Thessalonica canonical	1
Galerian complex in Thessaloniki	1
Galerius palace complex in Thessaloniki	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman monument ⓘ arch ⓘ triumphal arch ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Roman architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Galerius ⓘ surface form: Roman Emperor Galerius Diocletian's Tetrarchy ⓘ surface form: Tetrarchy
builtFor	celebration of Galerius’s military victories ⓘ
builtUnder	reign of Emperor Galerius ⓘ
city	Salonika ⓘ surface form: Thessaloniki
commemorates	Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ victories of Galerius over the Persians ⓘ
connectedTo	Rotunda of Galerius in Thessalonica ⓘ surface form: Rotunda of Galerius
constructionEnd	early 4th century CE ⓘ
constructionStart	circa 298 CE ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Galerius ⓘ
era	Late Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Late Roman Empire
function	ceremonial gateway ⓘ commemorative monument ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	example of imperial propaganda in Roman art ⓘ important monument of Thessaloniki’s Roman past ⓘ
hasCurrentUse	historical landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
hasFeature	decorated piers with sculpted panels ⓘ multiple archways originally forming a larger structure ⓘ
hasRelief	battle scenes against the Persians ⓘ imperial ceremonial scenes ⓘ triumphal scenes of Emperor Galerius ⓘ
hasReliefTheme	Roman victory over the Sasanian Empire ⓘ submission of Persian king Narseh ⓘ
hasType	late Roman triumphal monument ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn	Balkans ⓘ surface form: Balkan Peninsula Central Macedonia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Greece ⓘ Salonika ⓘ surface form: Thessaloniki
materialUsed	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Galerius ⓘ
near	Egnatia Street in Thessaloniki ⓘ Rotunda of Saint George ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
partOf	Arch of Galerius in Thessalonica self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Galerius palace complex in Thessaloniki Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki ⓘ surface form: Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika
preservationStatus	partially preserved ⓘ
region	Macedonia region ⓘ surface form: Macedonia (historical region)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1988 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Galerius → built → Arch of Galerius in Thessalonica ⓘ

Rotunda of Galerius in Thessalonica → partOf → Arch of Galerius in Thessalonica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galerian complex in Thessaloniki

Arch of Galerius in Thessalonica → partOf → Arch of Galerius in Thessalonica self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galerius palace complex in Thessaloniki