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To: Carry_Okie

FWIW, the triumphal arch idea is Roman. Or maybe even Greek before them. Or maybe even earlier.

Point being, it’s hardly a French idea.


11 posted on 09/03/2026 4:34:48 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: MeanWestTexan
FWIW, the triumphal arch idea is Roman. Or maybe even Greek before them. Or maybe even earlier.

Correct.

12 posted on 09/03/2026 4:38:20 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MeanWestTexan
FWIW, the triumphal arch idea is Roman. Or maybe even Greek before them. Or maybe even earlier.

Well you just might wish to check that out a little deeper. Guess whose defeat this relief on the Arch of Titus is celebrating?


47 posted on 09/03/2026 8:21:56 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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