Ancient history doesn't just appear as a series of given facts. Too much has been lost through time to paint a complete picture of the Roman city landscape, much less an event within its topography such as the triumphal route. Our most complete account of the procession's route comes from Josephus' Jewish Wars, where he describes Titus and Vespasian's joint triumph of 71 CE. However, there is a significant gap in Josephus' narrative between the Portico of Octavia and the Capitoline, and filling in this gap has been left largely to the designs of modern historians. One crucial question informs this debate: was the route static over its nearly 1000-year history, or was it open to change?

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Part of the goal of this website is to highlight some of the contentious issues surrounding the triumphal route, and in the process give lie to a history of scholarly agreement, discord, conjecture and, oh yes, resignation. Here are the juicy bits:​

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