Arch Of Galerius, Thessaloniki, Greece - Detail. Arch Of Galerius, Stands On What Is Now Egnatia & Dimitrios Gounari Street. The Arch Was Built In 298 To 299 Ad And Dedicated In 303 Ad To Celebrate The Victory Of The Tetrarch Galerius Over The Sassanid Persians And Capture Of Their Capital Ctesiphon In 298. The Structure Was An Octopylon (Eight-Pillared Gateway) Forming A Triple Arch That Was Built Of A Rubble Masonry Core Faced First With Brick And Then With Marble Panels With Sculptural Relief.

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