Arch of Dativius Victor

The Arch of Dativius Victor in Mainz is one of the most important reconstructed Roman monuments in Germany. The structure dates from the middle of the 3rd century and was once the central passageway of a portico (columned hall) of a public building in Mogontiacum.

The founder's inscription, according to which the sons of the deceased decurio (councillor) Dativius Victor had the arch and a portico erected in his honour to the imperial house and the god Jupiter, has been completely preserved. Today, the monument is called the Arch of Dativius Victor after the founder. Along with the Augsburg Victory Altar, it is one of the most important stone monuments from the time of the Limesfall during the imperial crisis of the 3rd century.

The arch was reconstructed between 1978 and 1980/81. It is on display in the stone hall of the Landesmuseum Mainz. A copy made from casts was erected on a scale of 1:1 on Ernst-Ludwig-Platz near the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum in 1962 on the occasion of Mainz's 2000th anniversary celebrations. However, some parts were freely recreated there.