Menorah on the Arch of Titus

The Menorah on the Arch of Titus, Rome.

Built in Rome circa 82 CE by the Emperor Domitian to commemorate his brother Titus' victories including the Siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE.

The seven-armed candelabrum that stood in the Jerusalem temple; the rekindling of the menorah when the Maccabees rededicated the temple is celebrated during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.

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