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⚫ The '''Arch of Sextus V''' or '''Felice Arch''' is a 1585 commemorative monument in the ] rione of ]. It is positioned at the intersection of the two streets which formerly led directly to the basilicas of ] and ], very close to the ].
⚫ The '''Arch of Sextus V''' or '''Felice Arch''' is a 1585 commemorative monument in the ] rione of ]. It celebrates the completion of the ], built by ] (born Felice Piergentile) during the first year of his pontificate.<ref name=antiquario>{{in lang|it}} {{cite book|author=Andrea Fulvio |date=1588 |place=Venezia |publisher=Girolamo Francini libraro in Roma all'insegna del Fonte |title=L'antichità di Roma di Andrea Fulvio antiquario romano - annotazioni di Girolamo Ferrucci Romano}}<!-- auto-translated from unknown (Italian or Spanish) by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> It is also popularly known as the '''arco delle pere''' (literally arch of the pears), after the pears in Sixtus' papal insignia, which are reproduced in ] on the sides of the two small side arches.<ref name=segreta>{{in lang|it}} {{cite web|access-date=15 April 2015 |date=23 April 2013 |title=Arco di Sisto V |url=http://www.romasegreta.it/castro-pretorio/arco-di-sisto-v.html |website=romasegreta.it}}<!-- auto-translated from unknown (Italian or Spanish) by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>


⚫ It celebrates the completion of the ], begun by ] to serve the multitude of pilgrims coming to Rome for the ] and completed by ] (born Felice Piergentile) during the first year of his pontificate.<ref name=antiquario>{{in lang|it}} {{cite book|author=Andrea Fulvio |date=1588 |place=Venezia |publisher=Girolamo Francini libraro in Roma all'insegna del Fonte |title=L'antichità di Roma di Andrea Fulvio antiquario romano - annotazioni di Girolamo Ferrucci Romano}}<!-- auto-translated from unknown (Italian or Spanish) by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> It is also popularly known as the '''arco delle pere''' (literally arch of the pears), after the pears in Sixtus' papal insignia, which are reproduced in ] on the sides of the two small side arches.<ref name=segreta>{{in lang|it}} {{cite web|access-date=15 April 2015 |date=23 April 2013 |title=Arco di Sisto V |url=http://www.romasegreta.it/castro-pretorio/arco-di-sisto-v.html |website=romasegreta.it}}<!-- auto-translated from unknown (Italian or Spanish) by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> Other symbols of Sixtus are prominent on both facades - two stars on the sides of the main arch facing south-east, two stylised mountains on the sides of the main arch facing north-west and a lion's head on each of the two ] on either side of the main arch.<ref name=segreta />
⚫ It is positioned at the intersection of the two streets which formerly led directly to the basilicas of ] and ], very close to the ]. It is inserted organically into the aqueduct itself, whose final section overlaps the .


It was designed by ],<ref name=segreta /><ref name=inforoma>{{in lang|it}} {{cite web|url=http://www.info.roma.it/monumenti_dettaglio.asp?ID_schede=1022|title=Arco di sisto V o delle Pere|publisher=associazione culturale info.roma.it|access-date=14 April 2015}}</ref> who closely based it on the model of ], with a large central arch flanked by two smaller ones. It is built of ], used for several monuments in Rome of that era, enriched with ]. It was inserted organically into the aqueduct itself, whose final section overlapped the ], but now seems as if it is leaning on the back of the ], for which part of the aqueduct was demolished in the 19th century.
<!---L'acquedotto fu voluto da ] per le esigenze delle moltitudini di pellegrini che avrebbero invaso la ] per il ] del 1575. L'opera idrica fu terminata sotto il pontificato di papa Felice Peretti, da cui prende il nome, che per l'occasione volle celebrare il completamento dell'acquedotto con un grande arco, progettato dall'architetto ] e inaugurato nel 1585.<ref name=segreta /><ref name=inforoma>{{cita web|url=http://www.info.roma.it/monumenti_dettaglio.asp?ID_schede=1022|titolo=Arco di sisto V o delle Pere|editore=associazione culturale info.roma.it|accesso=14 aprile 2015}}</ref>


== Descrizione == ==Inscriptions==
===Facing via di Porta San Lorenzo===
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⚫ {{blockquote|SIXTVS · V · PONT · MAX ·<br />VIAS VTRASQ· ET AD S· MARIAM<br />MAIOREM ET AD S · MARIAM<br />ANGELORUM AD POPVLI<br />COMMODITATEM ET DEVOTIONEM<br />LONGAS LATASQ<br />SVA IMPENSA STRAVIT{{efn|Sixtus V, ], for the convenience and devotion of the people, at his own expense expanded in both length and width the streets towards both Santa Maria Maggiore and Santa Maria degli Angeli}}<ref name=segreta />}}
L'arco è strutturato come un vero e proprio arco di trionfo a tre ] di cui quello centrale più ampio. Il monumento è realizzato in ], la pietra comunemente utilizzata per molte opere dell'epoca a Roma, arricchito con decorazioni in ].
Sull'] prospiciente via di Porta San Lorenzo campeggia una targa commemorativa che reca l'iscrizione:<ref name=segreta />


===Facing Piazzale Sisto V===
{{citazione
{{blockquote|SIXTVS V PONT MAX DVCTVM AQVAE FELICIS<br />RIVO SVBTERRANEO<br />MILL · PASS ·{{efn|An abbreviation for 'milia passum', Latin for a thousand paces, i.e. an ], equivalent to 1.482 km.<ref name=segreta />}} XIII ·<br />SVBSTRVCTIONE ARCVATA VII<br />SVO SVMPTV EXTRVXIT{{efn|Sixtus V, Chief Priest, completed at his own expense the underground pipeline of the Acqua Felice for 30 miles, on arched substructures for 7 miles}}}}
|Sisto V Pontefice Massimo, per favorire la comodità e la devozione del popolo, aprì a proprie spese in lunghezza e in larghezza, entrambe le strade sia verso ] che verso ]
|Arco di Sisto V, iscrizione sull'attico sud est
⚫ |SIXTVS · V · PONT · MAX ·<br />VIAS VTRASQ· ET AD S· MARIAM<br />MAIOREM ET AD S · MARIAM<br />ANGELORUM AD POPVLI<br />COMMODITATEM ET DEVOTIONEM<br />LONGAS LATASQ<br />SVA IMPENSA STRAVIT
|lingua=la
}}


===South-east and north-west===
Sulla facciata dell'arco rivolta verso piazzale Sisto V, una targa apposta sull'attico riporta l'incisione:<ref name=antiquario /><ref name=segreta />
On the south-east side is an inscription reading "ANNO DOMINI MDLXXXV PONTIFICATUS I", which gives the completion date.<ref name=segreta /> A similar or identical one was on the north-west side but is now illegible except for the letters "ANN".
{{citazione
|Sisto V Pontefice Massimo realizzò a sue spese la conduttura sotterranea dell'Acqua Felice per tredici miglia su ] arcuate per sette miglia
|Arco di Sisto V, iscrizione sull'attico nord ovest
|SIXTVS V PONT MAX DVCTVM AQVAE FELICIS<br />RIVO SVBTERRANEO<br />MILL · PASS · XIII ·<br />SVBSTRVCTIONE ARCVATA VII<br />SVO SVMPTV EXTRVXIT
|lingua=la
}}


Il termine "MILL PASS" è l'abbreviazione di ''milia passuum'', migliaia di passi, ossia un ],<ref name=segreta /> equivalente a circa 1482 ].

Sempre sul lato rivolto verso nord ovest, subito al di sotto dell'attico, un'iscrizione sul peperino permette di identificare l'anno di realizzazione del monumento:<ref name=segreta />

{{citazione
|Anno del Signore 1585, nel primo anno del ]
|Arco di Sisto V, iscrizione ]
|ANNO DOMINI MDLXXXV PONTIFICATUS I
|lingua=la
}}
Analoga iscrizione doveva trovarsi anche sul lato opposto dell'arco ma oggi risulta completamente illeggibile ad eccezione delle lettere "ANN". Su entrambe le facciate spiccano i simboli di Sisto V: due stelle ai lati del fornice maggiore rivolto verso sud est, due monti stilizzati ai lati del fornice maggiore esposto verso nord ovest e una testa di leone su ciascuna delle due ] dei fornici maggiori.<ref name=segreta />

Nell'] la costruzione della ] impose lo smantellamento di parte dell'acquedotto preservando tuttavia l'arco di Sisto V che oggi appare quasi appoggiato alla parte posteriore del grande edificio della stazione.
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==Notes==
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== References == == References ==
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The arch with the facade facing Piazzale Sisto V.

The Arch of Sextus V or Felice Arch is a 1585 commemorative monument in the Esquilino rione of Rome. It is positioned at the intersection of the two streets which formerly led directly to the basilicas of Santa Maria Maggiore and Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, very close to the porta San Lorenzo.

It celebrates the completion of the Acqua Felice, begun by pope Gregory XIII to serve the multitude of pilgrims coming to Rome for the 1575 jubilee and completed by pope Sextus V (born Felice Piergentile) during the first year of his pontificate. It is also popularly known as the arco delle pere (literally arch of the pears), after the pears in Sixtus' papal insignia, which are reproduced in travertine on the sides of the two small side arches. Other symbols of Sixtus are prominent on both facades - two stars on the sides of the main arch facing south-east, two stylised mountains on the sides of the main arch facing north-west and a lion's head on each of the two keystones on either side of the main arch.

It was designed by Giovanni Fontana, who closely based it on the model of ancient Roman triumphal arches, with a large central arch flanked by two smaller ones. It is built of peperino, used for several monuments in Rome of that era, enriched with travertine. It was inserted organically into the aqueduct itself, whose final section overlapped the Aurelian Wall, but now seems as if it is leaning on the back of the Termini station, for which part of the aqueduct was demolished in the 19th century.

Inscriptions

Facing via di Porta San Lorenzo

SIXTVS · V · PONT · MAX ·
VIAS VTRASQ· ET AD S· MARIAM
MAIOREM ET AD S · MARIAM
ANGELORUM AD POPVLI
COMMODITATEM ET DEVOTIONEM
LONGAS LATASQ
SVA IMPENSA STRAVIT

Facing Piazzale Sisto V

SIXTVS V PONT MAX DVCTVM AQVAE FELICIS
RIVO SVBTERRANEO
MILL · PASS · XIII ·
SVBSTRVCTIONE ARCVATA VII
SVO SVMPTV EXTRVXIT

South-east and north-west

On the south-east side is an inscription reading "ANNO DOMINI MDLXXXV PONTIFICATUS I", which gives the completion date. A similar or identical one was on the north-west side but is now illegible except for the letters "ANN".

  • Facade facing via di Porta San Lorenzo Facade facing via di Porta San Lorenzo
  • Upper section facing piazzale Sisto V Upper section facing piazzale Sisto V
  • Arch facing via di Porta S.Lorenzo Arch facing via di Porta S.Lorenzo

Notes

  1. Sixtus V, Chief Priest, for the convenience and devotion of the people, at his own expense expanded in both length and width the streets towards both Santa Maria Maggiore and Santa Maria degli Angeli
  2. An abbreviation for 'milia passum', Latin for a thousand paces, i.e. an ancient Roman mile, equivalent to 1.482 km.
  3. Sixtus V, Chief Priest, completed at his own expense the underground pipeline of the Acqua Felice for 30 miles, on arched substructures for 7 miles

References

  1. (in Italian) Andrea Fulvio (1588). L'antichità di Roma di Andrea Fulvio antiquario romano - annotazioni di Girolamo Ferrucci Romano. Venezia: Girolamo Francini libraro in Roma all'insegna del Fonte.
  2. ^ (in Italian) "Arco di Sisto V". romasegreta.it. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. (in Italian) "Arco di sisto V o delle Pere". associazione culturale info.roma.it. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
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