Roman triumphal processions can be traced back to Romulus, who established the triumph as the highest honor granted to a general successful in military conquest. By the end of the Republic, triumphs went from ritual (traditionally as a way to cleanse victors of the blood of guilt with a sacrificial offering to Jupiter) to an illustration of power and pageantry.1 Augustus proclaimed imperial status at triumphs, coveting their ostentation. glory for the empire. Augustus also condensed the duration of the triumph from several days to just one.2 During the period of the Principate (27 BC-284 AD) and the beginning of the Late Empire (4th century AD), triumphal processions controlled movement through the city, using specific streets and triumphal architecture to create a pageantry of art and power. Circling from the Circus Maximus to the Capitoline Hill, the triumph itself was held back by the city's natural topography but modified in accordance with specific monuments built along the triumphal route over time. By the end of the 3rd century AD, Rome was filled with triumphal architectural monuments as emperors erected arches, temples, and other grandiose structures to commemorate their military victories. These triumphal structures were built with the localized purpose of integrating into the original route of the procession. Therefore, control of the triumphal movement was established with the further development of the triumphal architecture. The triumphant and his men would leave their quarters in the Campus Martius on the day of the triumph. They would have entered the city for the first time since returning from the war as victors through the Porta Triumphalis, also known as the Triumphal Gate. This structure, whose exact date and location remain... middle of paper ......influenced the placement of triumphal architectural monuments. The triumphal path emerged as a model of movement control as a result of engaging with specific paths. The rise of triumphal architecture during the Roman Empire shifted the function of the triumph, the triumphal path, and the conscious experiences for the triumphators and spectators. The triumphs were reminders of Rome's wealth and power and served to educate spectators about the foreign lands Rome had conquered through the display of its art and captives.16 Long after the final splendor, the spectacle of the triumph lived on through the arches and other triumphal monuments. Today, evidence of these extravagant processions can be found in literature, reliefs on monuments, and other triumphal arches that spurred Roman displays of victory in cities such as Paris, New York, and London...